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Medalist Spotlight: Zainab Salbi (Champion for Women War Survivors | Humanitarian & Inspirational Global Journalist) • Founder of Women for Women International, a grassroots humanitarian and development organization that is dedicated to serving women survivors of wars, Zainab Salbi is the author of several books, including a national bestseller about escaping Saddam Hussain’s regime. Consistently identified as one of the leading women impacting the world, she has hosted television programs on contemporary issues from the female perspective on Yahoo! News and PBS and appears regularly as a commentator on MSNBC's Morning Joe.

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Medalist Spotlight: John W. Golden Jr. and Gloria Kidd Golden (Service Philanthropists | Community Builders) • John and Gloria Golden have dedicated themselves to serving the Hyde Park community through land donation and funding for landmark restoration projects; professional roles at local National Park Service sites and the FDR Presidential Library; and board membership and advocacy work on behalf of numerous civic and historical organizations and nonprofits, including: Northern Dutchess Hospital, Hudson River Housing, Inc., Winnakee Land Trust, FDR Educational Foundation, and the Roosevelt/Vanderbilt Historic Association. Mrs. Golden, whose father became a friend of Eleanor Roosevelt’s and presided over her funeral, also had the honor of spending a good deal of time in Mrs. Roosevelt’s company.

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Happy Birthday to the First Lady of the World, whose life’s work in the areas of human rights and social justice are more relevant than ever. We celebrate and remember Eleanor Roosevelt, today and always.

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Medalist Spotlight: Lisa Lutoff-Perlo (Gender Barriers Disruptor & Equity and Diversity Promoter) • The first and only woman to lead one of Royal Caribbean’s cruise line brands (President & CEO, @celebritycruises), Lisa Lutoff-Perlo is also responsible for hiring the industry’s first American female captain of a cruise ship. A “smart disruptor,” she has received numerous awards for her contributions to promoting gender equality, diversity and inclusion—both in the workplace and through her work with the numerous regional, philanthropic and women’s organizations to which she lends her leadership.

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2019 Medalist Spotlight: Chelsea Clinton (Global Health Advocate | Women’s Rights & Civic Engagement Educator) • As vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, Chelsea Clinton works alongside the Foundation’s leadership and partners to help create economic opportunity, improve public health, and inspire civic engagement and service across the United States and around the world. She also teaches at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and has written several books (including two New York Times bestsellers) promoting civic engagement for youth as well as a book on global health governance. Chelsea’s newest book The Book of Gutsy Women, co-authored with Hillary Clinton was released on October 1, 2019.

Eleanor Roosevelt: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Article 12 No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.