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September 10, 2001

First Ladies' Salute to First Women

Various dignitaries spoke at an awards dinner celebrating the contributions of five women who were first in their fields, including former R… read more

Various dignitaries spoke at an awards dinner celebrating the contributions of five women who were first in their fields, including former Rep. Boggs who was the first female ambassador to the Vatican (1997-2001), former Secretary Dole who was the first female Transportation Secretary, Dr. Healy who was the first female director of the National Institutes of Health, Mrs. King who founded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, and Mrs. Holladay who founded the National Museum of Women in the Arts. First lady Laura Bush made videotaped remarks at the opening of the event. close

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Lindy Boggs U.S. Representative (Former) [D] Louisiana
James H. Burnley IV Secretary (Former) Department of Transportation

Laura Bush First Lady United States
Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Senator [D] New York
Elizabeth Dole President (Former) American Red Cross
Jimmy Hayes U.S. Representative (Former) [D] Louisiana
Bernadine Healy M.D. President and CEO American Red Cross
Wilhelmina Holladay Chair National Museum of Women in the Arts
Coretta Scott King Founder and President (Former) Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Kathleen Matthews Correspondent WJLA-TV, Washington, DC->News
Ellen Reeder Director National Museum of Women in the Arts
Mary Regula Founder National First Ladies' Library
Ralph Regula U.S. Representative [R] Ohio

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National Museum of Women in the ArtsNational Museum of Women in the Arts

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Program ID:: 165945-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Sep 27, 2001 | 2:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Nov 23, 2001 | 12:54pm EST | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

Sep 27, 2001 | 2:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Sep 27, 2001 | 5:45pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Nov 22, 2001 | 8:40am EST | C-SPAN 2
Nov 23, 2001 | 12:54pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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