BP MARKOWITZ CELEBRATES WOMEN'S "HERSTORY" MONTH

BP MARKOWITZ, DEPUTY BP GRAHAM TO HOST WOMEN'S "HERSTORY" INDUCTION CEREMONY AND RECEPTION AT BOROUGH HALL

8:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12

BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL

209 JORALEMON STREET

BETWEEN COURT & ADAMS STREETS

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

On Thursday, March 12, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham will host the annual Woman's Herstory induction ceremony and reception at Brooklyn Borough Hall, honoring women who have made invaluable contributions to their communities, Brooklyn and New York City.

This year's honorees:

Lucy Burns Activist Award

Susan Anderson, chair, Towns Square, Inc.

Shirley Chisholm Leadership Award

Pamela E. Green, executive director, Weeksville Heritage Center

Emily Roebling Business Award

Monique Greenwood, president & CEO, Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns

Betty Smith Arts Award

Susan Feldman, artistic director, St. Ann's Warehouse

Lady Deborah Moody Founders Award

Dr. Nicoletta Pallotta, founder, Women Against Violence

Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Humanitarian Award

Dr. Nancy Talavera, director of psychiatry & neurology, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center