ROE V. WADE ATTORNEY TO SPEAK AT WOMEN IN POWER LUNCHEON
Event Series Benefits the YWCA of Palm Beach County
Dr. Weddington, believed to be the youngest person ever to win a case before the US Supreme Court, is a nationally known attorney and spokesperson on leadership and public issues. Weddington successfully argued the Roe v. Wade case before the US Supreme Court, with 2013 serving as the 40th anniversary of that landmark decision handed down in 1973. She is also particularly well known for her work on issues affecting women in her many roles as attorney, legislator, presidential advisor, professor, and expert called upon by the national media including Working Women, People, and the Washington Post, and has been a guest on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Morning News and CNN.
“Dr. Weddington has had a distinguished career in supporting women’s issues in this country, and she has been a catalyst for empowering professional woman,” stated Craig Grant, PNC Bank regional president for Eastern Florida. “We look forward to her bringing these inspiring messages here to Palm Beach.”
Dr. Weddington served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives, was the first female General Counsel of the United States Department of Agriculture, White House Assistant to President Jimmy Carter on women’s issues, and the first female director of the Texas Office of State Federal Relations. For 23 years she served as an adjunct professor of the University of Texas’ Center for Women and Gender Studies. She is founder of the Weddinton Center and has been an advocate for cancer research, being a cancer survivor.
She has received numerous leadership honors and awards. Most recently, in August 2008, Dr. Weddington received the Margaret Brent Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession. In addition, Recently, she was featured in PBS and AOL’s MAKER’S: Women Who Make America series. MAKER’S is a historic video project exploring the compelling narratives of women who challenge, lead, and inspire. Built from an archive of extraordinary stories, a comprehensive and innovative three-hour documentary of the organized women’s movement will air on PBS in early 2013.
PNC’s “Women in Power” speaker series was created in 2007 to raise awareness of and support for programs that encourage and promote the development of girls and women. In support of this mission, nationally-acclaimed female speakers are brought to the area to present their personal and professional journey to success.
Reservations for the February 21 luncheon can be made by calling the YWCA of Palm Beach County at (561) 640-0050 ext. 134.
About PNC
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (www.pnc.com) is one of the nation’s largest diversified financial services organizations providing retail and business banking; residential mortgage banking; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. Follow @PNCNews on Twitter for breaking news, updates and announcements from PNC.
About YWCA of Palm Beach County
The YWCA of Palm Beach County is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization that has been in existence since 1917. It has served as a women’s association focused on eliminating racism and empowering women. The YWCA is the largest provider of domestic violence services to women and children in the county to include a 24 hour hotline; a 63 bed shelter that cares for over 550 individuals a year; supportive and individual counseling for English and non-English speaking women; and transitional housing for homeless mothers and their children in the Glades. Through its accredited child development centers, the YWCA also provides an array of services to 127 toddlers and young children. The Y-Girls program is a weekly opportunity for girls aged 9-13 operating in several low income communities in the county. The program focuses on empowering the young women by affording them educational, cultural, pre-vocational, and social opportunities that would not otherwise be available to them. www.ywcapbc.org.