Hall of Fame honors 1998 class and Hillary Clinton
The Hall of Fame inducted notable figures including Madeleine Albright, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Shirley Ann Jackson, Rozanne Ridgway, and Florence Ward at New York Chiropractic College. Albright urged global action for women’s rights while Shriver highlighted disability justice. The event coincides with the 150th anniversary of Seneca Falls and Clinton is slated to speak there.
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Abortion protester escorted from induction ceremony
Teresa B Grady, 33, of Ithaca, was removed from the National Womens Hall of Fame induction after two interruptions by shouting anti abortion statements. She was arrested for disorderly conduct and given a promise to appear in town court in July. The outbursts followed inductions of Sarah Grimke Angelina Grim Weld and Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
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Maria Shriver Attends Induction as Arnold Skips Event
TV journalist Maria Shriver attended the induction ceremony for Bunce Kennedy Shriver, her mother, while her husband Arnold Schwarzenegger was reported to be in Europe. ABC journalist Lynn Scher was also noted as present.
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MIT inductee Shirley Ann Jackson defies slur at press briefing
At a news conference before the ceremony Shirley Ann Jackson recalls a MIT faculty member who said colored girls should learn a trade. She replies she will pursue physics and becomes head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Rochester based Blue Jean magazine inks young editors
Media coverage highlighted staff members of Blue Jean magazine, a new Rochester based publication pitched as the only magazine produced entirely by young women from around the world. Publisher editor in chief Sherry Handel noted the staff ages range from 14 to 19.
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Induction Five of 21 Attend Hall of Fame Event
Of the 21 inductees, five were present for induction. Poet Maya Angelou could not attend due to prior engagements at New York City and Atlanta events. Among the rest, four were honored posthumously, and two 1994 inductees Helen Hunt and Dr Antonia Novello attended. Novello will chair a gender issues program today at Seneca Falls Presbyterian Church.
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Festive Welcome Draws Tourists to Seneca Falls Park
Visitors swarmed the Women's Rights National Historical Park center in Seneca Falls for Celebrate '98. By early afternoon over 200 admissions were recorded, as Rochester residents Judy Pecoraro and Mary Kuehn toured the national park museum after discovering festivities begin Thursday.
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Hall of Fame adds 21 women to National Women’s Hall of Fame
Inductees include Madeleine Albright first female secretary of state Maya Angelou laureate of 1993 inauguration speech and Joan Ganz Cooney creator of Sesame Street Posthumous honorees include Lydia Moss Bradley Mary Ann Shadd Cary and Gerry Cori among others highlighting pioneering women in government science education and advocacy across history.
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Roy Rogers Memorial Draws Huge Fan Turnout in Apple Valley
In Apple Valley California hundreds of Roy Rogers fans packed the Church of the Valley under a hot wind swept sky. The memorial honored the cowboy star who died of congestive heart failure. Dale Evans wore pink as family gathered for a 13 mile procession to the Roy Rogers Dale Evans Museum. The event recalled Rogers 87 Western films and a long career with his iconic song Happy Trails to You serving as his theme.
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