On Thursday, March 20, The National Womenβs History Museum hosted its annual Women Making History Awards Gala at the popular Wharf concert hall, The Anthem, in Washington, DC. In front of an elegant pink drapery backdrop and numerous high-profile guests, the museum recognized four honorees this year: Dr. Opal Lee, the βGrandmother of Juneteenthβ, Pathways.org founder and healthcare advocate Shirley Ryan, noted inventor and philanthropist Sara Blakely, and Mattel, Inc., the inaugural recipient of the Evelyn Y. Davis Women Making History Corporate Changemaker Award.
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Norah O’Donnell
AΒ sophisticated meal of salmon with a side of garden salad and brutaΒ cheese on a bed of sun-dried tomatoes sat at dozens of tables in Cipriani on 42nd Street. At the table’s center stood a three-tiered cake stand, reminiscentΒ of a tea party, filled with bite-sizedΒ pastries and chocolate covered strawberries. The delicious meal couldn’t stop the women in the room from reaching for their “#BadAssFemaleJourno” buttons before reaching for their forks.