The Les Femmes du Monde gals have been dropping hints of change in the air about their annual Woman of the Year Award L. Tonight the waiting ended and Luncheon Chair Regina Bruce and Les Femmes President Alyce Heinrich let the cat out of the bag. Or, rather they revealed a collection of impressive kittens at Ka and LL Cotter’s home. Instead of doing a solo honoree, they’re breaking with tradition and celebrating six outstanding women, each representing a decade of Les Femmes du Monde.
Drum roll, please.
Virginia Chandler Dykes (File photo)
Gina Ginsburg (File photo)
Lynn McBee (File photo)
Margaret McDermott (File photo)
Pat Smith (File photo)
Nina Vaca (File photo)
The six are Virginia Chandler Dykes, Gina Ginsburg, Lynn McBee, Margaret McDermott, Pat Smith and Nina Vaca.
And to add to the “Wow!” factor, the Women of the Year Awards Luncheon will be at the Harlan Crow Library on Thursday, October 16, with Faye Briggs and Yvonne Crum as honorary co-chairs.
During Les Femmes du Monde’s 54 years, the organization has donated “more than $2M to the Dallas Council on World Affairs, now called the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and more than $670,000 to Children’s Medical Center.”
In the past the following women have been named Les Femmes du Monde’s Woman of the Year: Doris S. Dixon, Ruth Collins Sharp Altshuler, Caroline Rose Hunt, Annette Strauss, Vivian Castleberry, Mary Kay Ash, Ebby Halliday, Catherine Crier, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Laura Bush, Juanita Miller, Nancy Brinker, Gloria Campos, Florence Shapiro, Liz Minyard and Gretchen Minyard Williams, Karen Hughes, Billie Leigh Rippey, Dee Wyly, Anita Perry, Yvonne Crum, Geraldine “Tincy” Miller,Dr. Gail Thomas and Mary Lee Cox.
Along with sponsorship availability, ticket information is available at the Les Femmes du Monde website.