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A Personal Message From NWLC’s Co-Presidents

02/25/2017 Nativegrl77

We want to share some big news: we have decided to step down as Co-Presidents of the National Women’s Law Center on July 1, and we’re thrilled that the Board of Directors has named Fatima Goss Graves the Center’s new President and CEO. We are so pleased with her selection and know that the Center will be in superb hands with such an experienced and savvy leader to meet the challenges ahead.

Fatima, who is likely familiar to you as our Senior Vice President for Program, has a deep commitment to the issues that matter most to women and girls and has dedicated her career to advancing women’s opportunity and equality. She is a brilliant lawyer, a strategic advocate, and an inspiring role model. In this critical moment, with unprecedented assaults on the rights and economic security of women and families, our Board is confident she is the right leader for the Center, and we are delighted to have her as our successor.

Learn more about this exciting transition from Fatima, our Board Chair Jane Sherburne, other Center supporters, and us.

From left to right, NWLC Co-President Nancy Duff Campbell, NWLC CEO- and President-Elect Fatima Goss Graves, NWLC Co-President Marcia Greenberger, and NWLC Board Chair Jane Sherburne

We have enormous pride in all of the Center’s accomplishments over the last 45 years and have been honored to work with you to achieve them. Together, we have won critical legal protections to help women and girls achieve their potential at every stage of their lives — at school, at work, at home, and in their communities.

We are especially thankful for our extraordinary Board and staff, who have been with us every step of the way. We are also grateful for the support of our terrific community of activists, donors, and volunteers over the years. You are so much a part of the Center’s success, and we are honored to have worked alongside you. Your strength, coupled with Fatima’s leadership and vision for the future, ensures that the Center will be ready to face the challenges ahead and continue to break barriers for women and girls.

Warmly,
Marcia Greenberger and Nancy Duff Campbell
Co-Presidents
National Women’s Law Center

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Trump snubs CBC …elected democratic officials

02/25/2017 Nativegrl77

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Treating Migraines: More Ways to Fight the Pain

02/24/2017 Nativegrl77

In recent years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given adults new options for treating migraines by allowing the marketing of two prescription devices for such headaches. Some patients don’t tolerate migraine drugs well, and these FDA-approved devices can provide an alternative they didn’t have before.

Read the Consumer Update to learn more about migraine treatments.

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02/24/2017 Nativegrl77

Marian Anderson Collection Donated to the
National Museum of African American
History and Culture

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Gift of Ginette DePreist in memory of James DePreist. Photo by Hugh Talman, Smithsonian Institution.

Dear Charter Members and Friends,

The orange-and-black velvet ensemble Marian Anderson (1897-1993) wore during her Easter Sunday performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 has entered the museum’s collection of the Smithsonians’ National Museum of African American History and Culture.In honor of the 75th anniversary of that historic concert — one seen by more than 75,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial — the museum will put the classic skirt and blouse on display at the entrance to its gallery in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. It will be on view from Tuesday, April 8, until September 2014. April 9 is the 75th anniversary of the concert.

The concert attire is part of a collection donated to the museum by Ginette DePreist, the widow of the celebrated conductor James DePreist (1936-2013) who was Anderson’s nephew.

By the time Anderson gave that Lincoln Memorial performance, she had established a stellar reputation in Europe. But despite her successes abroad, racial discrimination in the United States continued to create obstacles in her career. Howard University wanted to host Anderson for a concert engagement in Washington, D.C., and approached the Daughters of the American Revolution about using Constitution Hall. DAR had a policy that barred the use of the hall by African American performers, and Howard had made similar requests in the past without success. Once again, the DAR denied the concert planners’ request. DAR’s refusal to let Anderson perform at Constitution Hall became a national story when First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt publicly resigned her membership in the organization: “You had the opportunity to lead in an enlightened way, and it seems to me that your organization has failed.” In response, Walter White, executive secretary of the NAACP, and Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes arranged for Anderson to give a public concert on the steps of the Marian Anderson