2019 Celebrating Women Breakfast

Join us for our Celebrating Women Breakfast on Tuesday, May 14th, 2019 as we honor:

Abigail E. Disney
Filmmaker, Philanthropist and Activist
Chair Emerita, The New York Women’s Foundation

dream hampton
Filmmaker, Writer, and Organizer

Cyndi Lauper
Co-Founder of True Colors United
Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning Artist

Rhonda Joy McLean
Attorney, Author, and Philanthropist
Former Board Co-Chair, The New York Women’s Foundation

Sarinya Srisakul
First Asian-American Woman Firefighter of the FDNY
Former President of the United Women Firefighters

Dr. Marta Moreno Vega
President of the Creative Justice Institute
Founder of the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute  

Join us as we celebrate the work of our grantee partners—women-led community organizations working to create an economically secure, safer future for all women and families in New York City. The Breakfast also honors women leaders who work to empower women and girls in New York City and the world. Past honorees have included Madeleine Albright, Queen Latifah, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Billie Jean King, Gloria Steinem, and Nobel Laureates Leymah Gbowee and Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai. Attended by 2,200 guests, the Breakfast raises $2 million, a significant portion of our $11 million in annual grantmaking.

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