Meghan to be honoured with award from oldest women's foundation in US
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex is to be given a Women of Vision Award by the Ms. Foundation for Women — the oldest women's foundation in the US.
Meghan will be given the award on 16 May by feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem, who was also a co-founder of Ms. Foundation, for her "global advocacy to empower and advocate on behalf of women and girls".
Previous recipients of the Women of Vision Awards include Hilary Clinton, iconic fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and Academy Award nominated director Ava DuVernary.
The president and CEO of the Ms. Foundation — Teresa C. Younger — said of the news: "We are thrilled to announce this year’s honourees for the Women of Vision Awards and to celebrate 50 years of progress and power" and that all the recipients are "incredible leaders and we are grateful to be able to shine a light on their many accomplishments and tireless work on behalf of gender and racial equity across the country and the world."
The Women of Vision Awards 2023 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ms Foundation and the gala will take place in the Zeigfield Ballroom, New York City.
Over the last 50 years the Ms. Foundation has invested over $90m in grassroots gender equity projects and more than 1600 organisations to help work "for change on a grassroots level in order to build power and advance democracy."
Other honourees include LaTosha Brown in her capacity as co-founder of Black Voters Matter, her community organising and for her political strategy work.
Wanda Irving, co-founder of the Dr Shalon's Maternal Action Project and Kimberley Inez McGuire, the executive director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity, will also be honoured as this year's grantee partners.
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Abortion rights activist Olivia Julianna will receive the Marie C. Wilson Emerging Leader award and Rebekah Bruesehoff is the recipient of the Free to Be You and Me Award for her work advocating for the LGBTQ+ community.
This isn't the only honour the Duchess has received recently: her podcast series Archetypes was given a Gracie Award by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation.
In a statement on the Archewell Foundation's website, Meghan said she was grateful for this "prestigious honour" for her podcast.
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