Marie C. Wilson, president of the White House Project and former president of the Ms. Foundation for Women

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Marie C. Wilson is former president of the Ms. Foundation for Women and the co-founder and president of the White House Project (WHP), a national, nonpartisan organization dedicated to fostering the entry of women into leadership positions in the US. She is a recipient of the Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking, the Leadership for Equity and Diversity (LEAD) Award from Women & Philanthropy.

Author: Duda, Karen E.
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2004
Biography, Ms. Foundation for Women, Wilson, Marie C.

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Betsy Holden, Co-CEO, Kraft Foods Inc. and CEO and president, Kraft Foods North America

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Betsy Holden after getting an M.A. degree in education taught fourth grade in the public-school systems of Chicago suburbs. However, her childhood dream of running a business came true when she was named President and CEO of Kraft Foods North America in 2000.

Author: Duda, Karen E.
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2003
FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS, Food industry, Food and beverage production/distribution software, Holden, Betsy, Kraft Foods North America Inc.

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Sharon Darling, founder and president of the National Center for Family Literacy

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Sharon Darling along with a colleague at the Kentucky department of education founded the family literacy program. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush awarded her the national humanities medal in 2001.

Author: Duda, Karen E.
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2003
Educational organizations, Darling, Sharon

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