In 2009, the Women of Distinction Series will honor Gloria Steinem, who plays a leading role in promoting a world in which, as she has stated, “There are no roles other than those chosen or those earned.”

O’Keeffe was unique, both in her contributions to art and in how she lived her life; and like O'Keeffe, Gloria Steinem has made an equally unique contribution to our culture.  As a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist, she travels nationally and internationally as an organizer and lecturer, and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. She is the founder and original publisher of Ms. Magazine, and helped found the Women's Action Alliance, a pioneering national information center that specializes in nonsexist, multiracial children's education, as well as the National Women's Political Caucus, a group that works to advance the numbers of pro-equality women in elected and appointed office at the state and national levels.

 

The event honoring Steinem will be held on March 7, 2009 at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, and coincides with International Women’s Day. Ticket sales will help support the Museum’s Art and Leadership Program for Girls, an interdisciplinary program that incorporates skill building and problem solving with identity, creativity, and self-esteem, with an emphasis on art making and artist role models.

 

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