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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 14, folder \"4/8-9/76 - New York, NY\" of the\nBetty Ford White House Papers, 1973-1977 at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Betty Ford donated to the United States\nof America her copyrights in all of her unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 7, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nMRS. FORD\nVIA:\nRED CAVANEY\nFROM:\nPETER SORUM\nSUBJECT:\nYOUR VISIT TO NEW YORK CITY\nThursday & Friday, April 8-9, 1976\nAttire: Black Tie\nAttached at TAB A is the Proposed Schedule for the subject event.\nAPPROVE\nDISAPPROVE\nBACKGROUND\nYou have been chosen the 1976 Woman of the Year for Inspirational\nLeadership by the Ladies Home Journal. The Fourth Annual Award\npresentation will be taped at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York\nfor broadcast on NBC at 9:30 pm, Thursday, April 8th. The list\nof Award winners and presenters is attached at TAB B.\nIn addition, there will be a special recognition of 1976 Winter\nOlympians Sheila Young and Cindy Nelson by Lenore Hershey.\nEntertainment for the evening will be provided by Kate Smith,\nPetula Clark and the Fifth Dimension. You will watch the show\nas it is taped from a private dressing room before joining\nValerie Harper to accept your award. Following the program\nyou will have a free evening.\nFORD & LIBRARY CERALD\nTAB\nA\nFORD d GERALD SARARY\nWITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES)\nFORM OF\nCORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE\nDATE\nRESTRICTION\nDOCUMENT\nSchedule\nProposed schedule for Mrs. Ford's trip to New York City on April 8-9,\n4/7/1976\nB\n1976. 5 pages. Attached to memo from Peter Sorum to Mrs. Ford.\nFile Location:\nBetty Ford White House Papers, Box 14, Folder: \"4/8-9/1976 - New York City\"\nSMD - 7/20/2018\nRESTRICTION CODES\n(A) Closed by applicable Executive order governing access to national security information.\n(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.\n(C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift.\nNATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION\nNA FORM 1429 (1-98)\nNancy\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMarch 26, 1976\nMEMORANDUM TO:\nPETER SORUM\nFROM:\nSUSAN PORTER\nSUBJECT:\nAction Memo\nMrs. Ford has accepted the following out-of-town invitation:\nEVENT: Accept Woman of the Year Award in the \"Inspiration\" Category\nGROUP: Ladies' Home Journal\nDATE: Thursday, April 8, 1976\nTIME: To Be Determined\nPLACE: Ed Sullivan Theatre, New York City\nDEFALD\nR. FORD LIBRARY\nCONTACT: Lenore Hershey, Editor, Ladies' Home Journal\n(212) 935-4100\nCOMMENTS: Mrs. Ford will travel to New York on April 8th to accept\nthe Woman of the Year Award in the Inspiration category\nat the Fourth Annual Ladies' Home Journal Award Presentation\nevening. This will be presented on an NBC 90-minute\nlive special program during prime time. The television\naudience is expected to be above 30 million people. The\nawards are given in various categories (creative arts,\neducation, business and economics, etc.). Mrs. Ford\noverwhelmingly won in the category of Inspiration by an\nunprecedented number.\nFollowing the awards presentation, Cartier will host a\nMidnight Champagne Reception in honor of the Women of the\nYear. The contact for the Reception is Barbara Henry\n(212) 753-0111. Mrs. Ford will remain overnight in\nNew York and return to Washington the next day.\n-2-\nTwo other items of note include the fact that April 8th\nis Mrs. Ford's birthday and Jeanne Holm, the new Advisor\nto the President on Women's Affairs, was a winner last year\nin the category of Government and Diplomacy.\nThe file is attached.\nThank you.\nFORD 2. CERALO LIBRARY\nc: BF Staff\nRed Cavaney\nWilliam Nicholson\nJeanne Holm\nRex Scouten\nStaircase\nATTEND\nREGRET\nLenore Hersbey\nEditor\nFebruary 18, 1976\nED\nSULLIVAN\nMrs. Betty Ford\nHEATRE\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Mrs. Ford:\nIt is my pleasure to inform you that you have been chosen as a\nWoman of the Year in the Ladies' Home Journal fourth annual\nawards. With a stunning popular vote from our readers and a\nstrong ratification by our blue-ribbon jury, your category is\nInspiration, with special emphasis on what you have done for\nwomen's rights.\nThis award is confidential until the night of our TV program,\nThursday, April 8th. The awards will be presented on television\non an NBC-TV 90-minute program, to be hosted by Barbara Walters,\nand sponsored by Procter & Gamble. As in previous years, there\nwill be no commercial overtones to the awards section of the\nshow.\nSome of the other winners on the show will be Margaret Mead,\nGovernor Ella Grasso, Judge Shirley Hufstedler, Annie Dodge\nWauneka, Beverly Sills and Betty Furness.\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRA,\nPart of the presentation on television is a short documentary\nabout the awardee and her life. This can be done with a minimum\nof disruption to your schedule, and we can probably work from\nfilm clips on hand.\nThe influence this awards program has had in the world of women\nhas already made it one of the great American traditions. And,\nI trust that you will be pleased by the recognition that being\nchosen a Women of the Year in the special Inspiration category\nfor 1976 means to a large number of thoughtful people.\nI have attached tearsheets from previous years' write-ups of\nLadies' Home Journal Women of the Year and a list of our jury\nmembers. As you can see from the jury list, Jill Ruckelshaus\nserved as one of our panel members and both she and Pat Hutar\nare very anxious that you appear in person on this TV program\nwhich will have a television audience of upwards of 30 million\npersons.\nSincerely,\nhenore Hersky\nLenore Hershey\nLadies' Home Journal 641 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022 Telephone: (212) 935-4100\nLenore Hersbey\nEditor\nJanuary 16, 1975\nMrs. Gerald Ford\nThe White House\nPennsylvania Avenue\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Mrs. Ford:\nAs you can see on pages 119-120 in the February issue of\nLadies' Home Journal, you have been nominated by our editors\nas a candidate for our Women of the Year awards of 1975.\nThese awards will be presented on a live nation-wide television\nspecial to be announced at a later date.\nAs you can see from the instructions, final selections will be based\non the ballots of readers, plus the evaluation of a distinguished\nboard of judges.\nNaturally, we take great pride in your presence on this list, which\nin itself reflects in some measure a recognition of your own unique\nachievements and contributions.\nWe are additionally gratified by the broad spectrum of names on our\n1975 list. Perhaps everyone cannot receive the top award, but the\nimpact of this line-up of active, achieving women says something very\nsignificant about the role of women today.\nWe'll let you know at the end of February how things work out. Mean-\nwhile, mail in your own ballot, and the best of luck!\nIf there are any further questions, please do not hesitate to write\nor call.\nSincerely,\nhere He\nFORD & LIBRARY FRAD\nLenore Hershey\nEditor\nLH/mw\nenclosure\nLadies' Home Journal 641 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022 Telephone: (212) 935-4100\nAWARDEE\nWOMEN OF THE YEAR - 1973\nPRESENTER\nARTS & HUMANITIES\nHelen llayes\nMarlo Thomas\nPUBLIC AFFAIRS\nShirley Chisholm\nMargaret Chase\nECONOMY AND BUSINESS\nKatharine Craham\nBarbara Walter:\nYOUTH LEADERSHIP\nNikki Giovanni\nLynda Johnson I\nVOLUNTARY ACTION\nEllen Sulzberger Straus\nMamie Eisenhow\nHUMAN RIGHTS\nLaDonna Harris\nCicely Tyson\nQUALITY OF LIFE\nMary Lasker\nEunice Kennedy\nSCIENCE AND RESEARCH\nVirginia Apgar (deceased)\nKatherine Crosh\nWOMEN OF THE YEAR - 1974\nPUBLIC AFFAIRS\nMartha W. Criffiths\nYvonne Burke\nBUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS\nPatricia Roberts Harris\nRoberta Flack\nHUMAN RIGHTS\nDorothy Height\nEunice Kennedy :\nCREATIVE ARTS\nKatharine Hepburn\nBess Myerson\nSPORTS\nBillie Jean King\nCher\nCOMMUNITY SERVICE\nBarbara McDonald\nLenore Romney\nSCIENCE AND RESEARCH\nDixy Lee Ray\nVirginia Apgar\nCOMMUNICATIONS\nBarbara Walters\nClare Boothe Luc\nWOMEN OF THE YEAR - 1975\nGOVERNMENT & DIPLOMACY\nMajor General Jeanne M. Holm\nMary Louise Smit\nPOLITICAL LIFE\nBarbara Jordan\nLiz Carpenter\nBUSINESS AND ECONOMICS\nSylvia Porter\nBarbara Walters\nEDUCATION\nJoan Ganz Cooney\nMarlo Thomas\nCOMMUNICATIONS\nHelen Thomas\nCREATIVE ARTS\nLillian Hellman\nGEMATE FORD TBRAGE\nMargaret Truman\nHelen Hayes\nQUALITY OF LIFE\nLady Bird Johnson\nLynda Robb\nHUMANITARIAN AND COMMUNITY\nLaRue Diaforli\nEllen Burstyn\nSERVICE\nWOMEN OF THE YEAR - 1976\nBUSINESS AND ECONOMICS\nBetty Furness\n-\nSylvia Porter\nSCIENCE AND RESEARCH\n-\nBArbArA JordAN\nplus\nMargaret Mead\n1\nCarol Burnett\nKATE SM\nPERFORMING ARTS\nBeverly Sills\nSPORTS\nCaptain Micki King\n- - Billie JeAN KING PETULA (\n-\nBella\n-\nGOVERNMENT AND DIPLOMACY\nShirley Hufstedler\nPOLITICAL LIFE\nGovernor Ella Crasso\n10 Ann Abzurchund 5th\n-\nCOMMUNICATIONS\nMaya Angelou\n- PenrL BAiLey\nEDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP\nAnnic Dodge Wauneka\nJill w Ruckelshans\nDiam\n(\nHUMANITARIAN AND COMMUNITY\nBettye M. Caldwell\n- MARLO Thomas\nSERVICE\nINSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP\nBetty Ford\n- Valerie Harper -\nLadies' llome Journal\nWOMEN OF THE YEAR, 1976 Jury\nLiz Carpenter\nVice President at Hill and Knowlton; member advisory\ncommittee of National Women's Political Caucus\nHelen DeRosis\nPsychiatrist, author\nCatherine East Deputy Coordinator, Secretariat for International Women's\nYear; Citizens Advisory Committe, Status of Women\nSister Ann Ida Gannon President, Mundelein College\nClarissa Gilbert President, National Student Organization\nElinor Guggenheimer\nCommissioner, New York City Department of Consumer\nAffairs\nDorothy Height\nPresident, National Council of Negro Women; 1974\nWoman of the Year\nMajor General\nJeanne M. Holm\nFirst woman Major General inthe Air Force; 1975\nWoman of the Year\nPatricia Hutar\nU.S. Representative on the Status of Women of the\nEconomic and Social Council of the United Nations\nFrances Arick Kolb\nNational Organization for Women representative\nEleanor Lambert\nSyndicated columnist, fashion authority\nLynda Johnson Robb\nContributing Editor, Ladies' Home Journal\nSEPARID R. FORD LIBRARY\nJill Ruckelshaus\nPresiding Officer, National Commission on the\nObservance of International Women's Year\nMargot Sherman\nBoard of Directors, Past-President of Women in\nCommunications\nEllen Straus\nFounder, Call for Action; Women of the Year, 1973\nMrs. Harry Wagner, Jr.\nFirst Vice President, General Federation of Women's\nClubs\nMargaret B. Young\nChairman, Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Foundation;\nauthor\nJournal Ladies'\nWomen Of The Year, 1976\nHelp us select this year's women of achievement\nFor the fourth year, Ladies' Home Journal selects the outstanding American women of the year, to be hon-\nored in April on a special 90-minute program on the NBC television network, sponsored by Procter &\nGamble. To participate, and to assist our distinguished jury in the final selection of women leaders, fill in\nthe ballot below. Mail by February 1 to WOMEN OF THE YEAR, 1976, LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, 641\nLEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022. To record the order of your preferences, place the num-\nber 1, 2 or 3 in boxes before your top three choices in each category. You may make additional nominations:\nSee next page for full instructions and procedures.'\nBUSINESS AND ECONOMICS\nPERFORMING ARTS\nIn all levels of the American economy, women are now major\nOn the popular or classical level, as a star or a rising newcomer,\ncontributors and decision makers.\neach of these women has made a major. contribution to the\nA\nBetty Furness-Consumer Affairs Director, NewsCenter 4.\nenjoyment and culture of the nation.\nWNBC-TV, New York\nA\nAntonia Brico-Symphony orchestra conductor; recently\nB\nCathy Hardwick-Founder and designer for fashion firm,\nconducted the National Symphony Orchestra in salute\nCathy Hardwick and Friends, Ltd., New York\nto International Women's Year\nC\nOdessa Komer-Vice president, United Automobile Workers\nB\nCarol Burnett-Television comedian and actress\nD\nJuanita Kreps-Vice president and professor of economics,\nC\nMartha Graham-Artistic director and sole choreographer,\nDuke University; member of the New York Stock Exchange\nMartha Graham Dance Company, New York\nE\nBeverly Lannquist-Young senior securities analyst,\nB\nGelsey Kirkland-Principal dancer, American Ballet Theater\nMorgan Stanley & Co., New York\nE\nLoretta Lynn-Country and western music singer\nF\nRita Mackey-President and chief executive officer, Marine\nF\nLiza Minnelli-Actress and singer\nMidland Bank Northern, Watertown, N.Y.\nG\nMary Tyler Moore-Actress and president of\nG\nMadeline McWhinney-President, First Women's Bank,\nMTM Productions\nNew York\nH\nBeverly Sills-Opera singer-actress\nFORD\nH\nNorma Pace-Senior vice president, American Paper\nI\nCicely Tyson-Actress\nInstitute; economist\nJ\nSusan Slaughter-First chair trumpet of St. Louis\nI\nAlice Rivlin-Director, Congressional Budget Office\nSymphony Orchestra\nJ\nBarbara Boyle Sullivan-President, Boyle Kirkman Asso-\nciates, consultant for affirmative action programs for\nSPORTS\nwomen, New York\nProfessional and amateur, at every level, women athletes are\nproving their skills and achievements in competition, as well as\nSCIENCE AND RESEARCH\ncreating new horizons of endurance and performance.\nIn the medical, physical and social sciences, these women are\nA\nShirley Babashoff-Swimrging; holder of women's world's\ntrained investigators and clinicians who serve humanity.\nrecord for 400-meter freestyle\nA\nRowine Hayes Brown, M.D.-Medical Director, Cook\nB\nChris Evert-Tennis; 1975 winner, women's U.S., French\nCounty Hospital; pediatrician; lawyer specializing in child\nand Italian Open singles championships; 1975 leading\nabuse laws, Chicago\nmoney earner among female athletes\nB\nNina Byers-Professor of Physics, UCLA\nC\nDianne Holum-Speed skating; winner of 1972 Olympic\nC\nRuth Davis-Director, Center for Computer Science and\ngold medal; coach, 1976 U.S. Olympic speed skating team\nTechnology, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C.\nD\nMadeline Manning Jackson-Track; holder of women's\nD\nVirginia Lincoln-Chief, World Data Center \"A\" for Solar\nworld's record for 800-meter run; named Outstanding\nTerrestrial Physics, Boulder, Colo.\nAthlete, National Amateur Athletic Union Track and Field\nE\nMargaret Mead-Anthropologist; author; Curator\nChampionships, 1975\nEmeritus, Museum of Natural History, New York\nE\nPamela Jiles-Track; Pan American Games gold medal\nF\nNancy G. Roman-Chief, Astronomy and Relativity, NASA,\nwinner in 100-meter dash; National Amateur Athletic\nWashington, D.C.\nUnion champion\nG\nOra M. Rosen, M.D.-Professor and chairwoman, Depart-\nF\nMicki King-Diving; winner of 1972 Olympic gold medal;\nment of Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of\nnow diving coach for all-male team, U.S. Air Force\nMedicine, New York\nAcademy\nH\nJoanne Simpson-Head, Experimental Meteorology\nG\nCindy Nelson-Skiing: 1975 U.S. Women's National Slalom\nLaboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-\nchampion; ranked first on 1976 U.S. Olympic ski team\ntration, Coral Gables, Fla.\nin downhill, slalom and giant slalom\nI\nElizabeth M. Tidball-Professor of Physiology, George\nH\nSandra Palmer-Golf; 1975 number-one money winner\nWashington University School of Medicine, Washington,\non women's circuit\nD.C.\n1\nMary Jo Peppler-Volleyball; 1975 Women's Superstars\nJ\nIrene Tinker-Director of International Sciences\nchampion\nAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science,\nJ\nPaula Sperber-Bowling; winner of two U.S. Women's\nWashington, D.C.\nOpen titles; 1972 Bowler of the Year\nGOVERNMENT AND DIPLOMACY\nINSPIRATIONAL & EDUCATIONAL\nIn posts of major responsibility at all levels, these appointed\nLEADERSHIP\nwomen are proving that equal accomplishment is a fact.\nThrough standard educational channels or special platforms,\nA\nRuth Bacon-Director, U.S. Center for International\nthese women have helped to increase the knowledge and aware-\nWomen's Year; private sector liaison and communication\nness horizons of others.\nB\nShirley Tempie Black-U.S. Ambassador to Ghana\nA\nBettye Caldwell-Founder and director, Kramer School,\nC\nHarriet Crowley-Acting Assistant Administrator, Popula-\nLittle Rock, Ark., day care and child development program\ntion and Humanitarian Affairs, AID, Department of State\nfor infants to 11 years, serving working parents\nD\nCarla A. Hills-Secretary, Department of Housing and\nB\nJean Campbell-Director, Center for Continuing\nUrban Development\nEducation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor\nE\nShirley M. Hufstedler-Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals\nC\nBetty Ford-Awarded Sesquicentennial Medal and Fellow\nF\nVirginia Knauer-Special Assistant to the President for\nfor Life, National Academy of Design, for support of\nConsumer Affairs; Director, Office of Consumer Affairs\narts and humanities; member, National Academy of\nG\nJewel Lafontant-Deputy Solicitor General, Department\nArts and Letters; First Lady\nof Justice\nD\nCarol Halstead-1974 Chattanooga, Tenn., Young Edu-\nH\nEsther Lawton-Deputy Director and currently Acting\ncator of the Year, teaching hearing-impaired children\nDirector, Office of Personnel, Treasury Department\nE\nMatina Horner-President, Radcliffe College; associate\nI\nCarmen Maymi-Director, Women's Bureau, Department\nprofessor of Psychology and Social Relations,\nof Labor\nHarvard University\nJ\nBetty Southard Murphy-Chairman, National Labor\nF\nGisela Konopka-Director, Center for Youth Development\nRelations Board\nand Research; professor of Social Work, University\nof Minnesota\nPOLITICAL LIFE\nG.\nBernice Sandler-Director, Project on the Status and\nFrom precinct to state office to Congress and a governor's seat,\nEducation of Women, American Association of Colleges\nwomen are effectively representing their constituents.\nH\nSister Jane Scully-President, Carlow College, Pittsburgh;\nA\nBella Abzug-Member, House of Representatives, New\nmember, board of directors, Gulf Oil\nYork\nF\nAnnie Dodge Wauneka-Member, Navajo Tribal Council;\nB\nLindy Boggs-Member, House of Representatives, Louisi-\ncrusader for equal education for Indian women\nana; Chairperson-designate, 1976 Democratic National\nJ\nCynthia Wedel-National Chairwoman of Volunteers,\nConvention\nAmerican National Red Cross; 1975 president, National\nc\nYvonne Brathwaite Burke-Member, House of Representa-\nCouncil of Organizations for Children and Youth\ntives, California\nD\nLila Cockrell-Mayor, San Antonio, Tex.\nHUMANITARIAN & COMMUNITY\nE\nMillicent Fenwick-Member, House of Representatives,\nSERVICE\nNew Jersey\nWorking alone-or through organizations-to meet human\nF\nRuth Fernandez-Senator, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico\nneeds, they are often the unsung heroines of our time.\nG\nElla Grasso-Governor, Connecticut; first woman to be\nA\nLaurel Adler-Director, Mobile Mini-Class Program, mobile\nelected governor on her own record\nclassroom and day care units for those unable to\nH\nMargaret Heckler-Member, House of Representatives,\nattend traditional classes, La Puente, Calif.\nMassachusetts\nB\nElizabeth Criswell-Director, adult services, Callier Center\nI\nMary Louise Smith-First woman to chair Republican\nfor Communications Disorders, Dallas\nNational Committee\nC\nIrene Hochheimer-Hospital volunteer in charge of play\nC. DeLores Tucker-Secretary of State, Pennsylvania\nactivities for children and adolescents,\nR.\nFORD\nNorwalk Hospital, Norwalk, Conn.\nCOMMUNICATIONS\nD\nTerese Lasser-Founder, Reach to Recovery, American\nWomen who live by the spoken, written and transmitted word:\nCancer Society recuperation program for\nthey-help unite the world through their insights and knowledge.\nmastectomy patients\nA\nShana Alexander-Columnist and television personality\nE\nAllie Beth Martin-President, American Library Associa-\nB\nBonnie Angelo-Washington correspondent, Time\ntion; Director, City-County Library, Tulsa, Okla.\nmagazine\nF\nMargaret McNamara-Director, Reading is Fundamental,\nC\nMaya Angelou-Television commentator and author\nnationwide program for assisting schools in teaching\nD\nMyra Barrer-Publisher, Women Today newsletter\nbasic reading, Washington, D.C.\nE\nLin Bolen-Vice president for daytime programs, NBC\nG\nEffie Robinson-Director of Senior Citizens for San Fran-\nF\nHelen Copley-Publisher, San Diego Union and Evening\ncisco Housing Authority, helping elderly remain\nTribune; Chief Executive, Copley Newspaper Corp.\nactive in community\nG\nCharlotte Curtis-Associate Editor and Op-Ed page editor,\nH\nCheryl Sanders-Director, Chicago Women Against Rape,\nThe New York Times\nYWCA of Chicago, providing counseling and legal help\nH\nElizabeth Drew-Political writer and television commen-\nfor rape victims\ntator; author of new Washington Journal: The events of\n1\nNguyen Xuan Dao (Mrs. Dao Spencer)-Volunteer director\n1973-74\nof Vietnam House, a center for assisting 4,000 Vietnamese\nI\nAnn Landers-Syndicated columnist carried in 810 news-\nrefugees in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut\npapers; author\nJ\nMargery Stich-Volunteer director, VIGOR (Volunteers in\nJ\nHelen Jean Secondari-Producer and director of The Ameri-\nGovernment of Responsibility), a program of service and\ncans: 1776, Bicentennial film for National Park Service\nresearch in local government, New Orleans, La.\nLAURS HOME JOURNNE\nHOW YOU PARTICIPATE: On these two pages, you will find nine categories structured to cover most aspects\nof women's lives. PLEASE INDICATE YOUR FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CHOICES IN EACH CATEGORY\nby placing the appropriate number in the box provided. (If you prefer to make your own nomination, you\nmay send a one-page typewritten summary describing the contributions of your nominee.) Tear out the\ncomplete page and mail to WOMEN OF THE YEAR, 1976, LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, 641 LEXINGTON\nYEAR\nAVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10022. All mail must be postmarked no later than February 1. A scientific\nsampling of \"ballots\" will be taken by the Journal; tabulations of reader preferences will be presented\nto the blue-ribbon jury, which will be guided by these preferences, but not necessarily bound by them. De-\ncisions will be announced on the April TV program and in the May Journal.\nLADIES' HOME JOURNAL\nWOMEN\nOFTHE\nYEAR\nFORD\n1975\nLIBRARY\nFor the third year in a row, it is time to honor a\nIn addition, it was decided to make a presenta-\nspecial breed of heroine: American women who,\ntion on the April 19th TV show in honor of Inter-\nthrough their own achievements, inspire other\nnational Women's Year. This will be covered in\nwomen to new heights. On the next two pages of\nfuture issues of the JOURNAL.\nthis issue, you will meet the eight women who\nWe believe that these LHJ honors have become\nhave been selected as recipients of the third an-\na unique part of the contemporary scene; and\nnual LADIES' HOME JOURNAL Women of the\nmake an important statement about women in the\nYear awards. On the night of April 19th, from New\nnation and throughout the world. The eight achiev-\nYork City, these leaders and doers will be pre-\ners on the next page are each serving, in her own\nsented to a nationwide audience on a ninety-min-\nway, to prove that the skills and talents of women\nute CBS network special sponsored by Procter &\nare a major force. Even to women who serve in\nGamble, with Florence Henderson as hostess, and\nsmaller spheres-or who express their personal\na sparkling list of presenters, performers and celeb-\ncontributions in the creation of a home and the\nrity spectators.\nnurturing of a family-their example cannot help\nThese impressive award-winners represent them-\nbut be meaningful.\nselves-but they also serve as surrogates for count-\nCongratulations to the Women of the Year, 1975\nless other women who are making contributions,\nand to all women everywhere in International\nknown and unknown, to our society. They come\nWomen's Year. And congratulations to you, our\nfrom many backgrounds and are involved with\nreaders, for your own role in this venture.\nmany disciplines. But all are women. And that,\nas we point out each year, is the point. That is\nThe jury for the 1975 Women of the Year: Mrs.\nthe significance. That is the glory.\nCatherine East-Citizens Advisory Committee, Sta-\ntus of Women; Margaret Truman Daniel; Helen De-\nWomen of the Year, 1975, were selected by a\nRosis, M.D.-psychiatrist, author; Sister Ann Ida\nprocess representing both popular and specialized\nGannon-President, Mundelein College; Martha W.\nopinion. In its February, 1975, issue, the JOURNAL\nGriffiths-former congresswoman, lawyer; Dorothy\nasked readers to check the names of candidates\nI. Height-President, National Council of Negro\nWomen; Margaret Hickey-JOURNAL Public Affairs\n(submitted from many sources, including our own\nEditor, Chairperson; Kathy Kelly-President, Na-\neditors) or to submit their own candidates in eight\ntional Student Association; Frances Kolb-NOW\ndifferent categories. Thousands of ballots came in\nrepresentative; Eleanor Lambert-fashion author-\nand were audited by an outside research organiza-\nity; Mrs. John L. Loeb-New York City Commis-\nsioner for the U.N.; Mrs. Carroll E. Miller-Presi-\ntion. At the end of February, a distinguished jury\ndent, General Federation of Women's Clubs; Dr.\nof women leaders, also representing many view-\nDixy Lee Ray-scientist; Margot Sherman-Women\npoints, reviewed the top reader selections and final-\nin Communications, Inc.; Ellen Straus-Founder,\nly narrowed them down to the eight Women of the\nCall for Action; Margaret B. Young-Chairman,\nYear for 1975, as presented on the following pages.\nWhitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Foundation.\n37\nLADIES' HOME JOURNAL\nWOMEN OF THE YEAR, 1975\nQUALITY OF LIFE\nCREATIVE ARTS\nLady Bird Johnson\nLillian Hellman\nWhat enhances the quality of life more than our en-\nLillian Hellman, playwright and author, has embodied\nvironment? And Lady Bird Johnson continues her\nwoman's potential as an artist since the production of\npersistent and successful efforts in this field-in her\nher first play, The Children's Hour, in 1934. That was\nhome state of Texas and nationally. Her contagious\nfollowed by such notable, prize-winning dramas as\nenergy is now being put into a memorial to President\nThe Little Foxes, Watch on the Rhine, and Toys in\nJohnson-a 15-acre pine grove overlooking Washing-\nthe Attic. Her first memoir, An Unfinished Woman,\nton. Mrs. Johnson's interest and work in conservation,\nwon the National Book Award in 1969; the second vol-\npreservation of natural and historical sites, and simple\numn, Pentimento, received universal critical and pop-\nbeautification along our highways and in our cities.\nular acclaim. Born in New Orleans, La., she now lives\nhas demonstrated what can be done and has helped to\nin New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Lil-\nawaken Americans to their surroundings. Her book, A\nlian Hellman's writing has not only entertained and\nWhite House Diary, drew praise, and her televised tour\nstirred audiences for more than a generation, but has\nof the White House won an Emmy Award.\nalso reflected her own integrity and courage.\nFORD\nLIBRARY\nHUMANITARIAN\n& COMMUNITY\nEDUCATION\nSERVICE\nJoan Ganz Cooney\nLaRue C. Diaforli\nThe creator of Sesame Street, Joan Ganz Cooney has\nAs president of the Town North Business and Profes-\ntruly revolutionized television for children. The re-\nsional Women's Club in Dallas, LaRue Diaforli ad-\npercussions of her conviction-that television should\nministers a club project that has salvaged the lives of\nbe used to educate pre-school children-have been felt\nwomen returning from prison. The project, called\nthroughout the industry and in millions of homes\n\"Fresh Start,\" has provided just that for at least 65\nthroughout the country. As president of the Children's\nwomen in the last two years. Working with the State\nTelevision Workshop, Mrs. Cooney has launched The\nParole Office and the Texas Department of Correc-\nElectric Company, is now starting a series on health\ntions, the club has established a clothing bank, helped\nand is planning a weekly show on history for next fall.\nfind housing, free medical and dental care, counseling\nMrs. Cooney holds several honorary degrees, serves on\nand jobs for women newly released from prison. Club\nmany boards and public service committees and re-\nmembers describe the project as \"women helping wom-\ncently became the first woman director of the Xerox\nen,\" and word of their remarkable success is becoming\nCorporation.\nan inspiration to other groups across the country.\n38\nFor the third year, our program of special honors in many fields\nprovides encouragement and inspiration for all women, everywhere!\nBUSINESS &\nECONOMICS\nPOLITICAL LIFE\nSylvia Porter\nBarbara Jordan\nJournal columnist Sylvia Porter's latest contribution\nWhen Texas lawyer Barbara Jordan of Houston went\nto improving the financial climate for Americans was\nto the House of Representatives in 1972, she became\nher concept of a voluntary citizens' movement to aid\nthe first black Congresswoman from the Deep South.\nin the battle for economic stability. President Ford\nShe had been the first black woman in the Texas Sen-\nadopted her proposal and appointed her Chairperson\nate, where she was named outstanding first-term Sen-\nof the President's non-partisan Citizens' Action Com-\nator, and was later elected Senate president pro tem.\nmittee. Since her first award for the best financial and\nA firm believer (and deft practitioner) in effecting\nbusiness reporting of 1942, she has received countless\nchange through the political system, Rep. Jordan has\nhonors for financial reporting. Her syndicated columns\nbeen a forceful advocate in economic areas such as\nand her books have enlightened administrators and\nminimum wages and fair employment. Cited for her\ngovernment officials, corporation presidents and, per-\nexemplary conduct during last year's televised House\nhaps most meaningful, have guided American families\nJudiciary Committee's impeachment hearings, she was\nand individuals in the prudent use of money.\nrecently named \"Democratic Woman of the Year.\"\nR.\nFORD\nGENERO\nLIBRARY\nGOVERNMENT\n& DIPLOMACY\nCOMMUNICATIONS\nMajor General\nHelen Thomas\nJeanne M. Holm\nChief of United Press International's White House\nJeanne Holm, the first woman in the armed forces to\nbureau, Helen Thomas is the first woman wire service\nhold the rank of major general, directs the Personnel\nreporter to serve in that capacity. A Washington coΓ-\nCouncil for the Secretary of the Air Force. Gen. Holm\nrespondent since 1942, Ms. Thomas began covering the\nenlisted in 1942, commanded a training regiment dur-\nWhite House in 1960. She has been responsible for re-\ning World War II, and served as a War Plans Officer\nporting the major (and often very personal) events\nin Germany during the Berlin airlift. As Director of\nduring the terms of Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and\nWomen in the Air Force, she doubled the number of\nNixon. She has traveled worldwide with Presidents and\nwomen in that branch of service and expanded their\naccompanied President Nixon on his historic trip to\nopportunities. Gen. Holm has been awarded the Legion\nChina in 1972. The highlight of her 1974 work was\nof Merit and the Distinguished Service Medal, She\nan exclusive, year-end interview with President Ford.\nserves on several boards, including the Camp Fire\nShe recently became the first woman president of the\nGirls. Before entering service, Gen. Holm was a pro-\nWhite House correspondents' association.\nfessional silversmith. She skippers her own power boat.\nWOMEN\nOFTHE\nYEAR\nOnce again, it is a\nwomen who through\n1974\nreaders to check the\ntime for heroines\nnames of candidates\nsupplied by the edi-\ntheir own achieve-\ntors, or to submit their\nments inspire other\nown candidates in\nwomen to new heights. On the next two\neight different categories. Thousands and\npages of this issue, you will meet the\nthousands of ballots came in and were\neight women who have been selected as\ncounted and registered. At the end of\nFORD\nrecipients of the second annual LADIES'\nJanuary, a distinguished jury of women\nHOME JOURNAL Women of the Year\nleaders met for a day, sifted the reader\nGERATO\nawards. On the night of April 8, in Avery\nselections, and finally selected the eight\nFisher Hall (formerly Philharmonic\nWomen of the Year for 1974.\nHall), at Lincoln Center for the Perform-\nWe believe that these LHJ honors, and\ning Arts in New York City, these leaders\nthe April 8 television program, again\nand doers will be presented to America\nmake an important and popular statement\non a one-hour CBS network TV special\nabout women in our time. Women today\nsponsored by Clairol. They will represent\nare moving forward. Even to those wom-\nthemselves-and will also be surrogates\nen who serve in smaller spheres-or\nfor countless other women who are mak-\nwho express their talents in the creation\ning contributions, known and unknown,\nof a home and the nurturing of a family\nto our society. The activities of our Wom-\n-the achievements of our Women of the\nen of the Year are diverse; their back-\nYear cannot help but encourage all wom-\ngrounds vary. But all are women. And\nen, everywhere, to fulfill their highest\nthat, as we pointed out last year, is the\nambitions, and to live their lives with a\npoint. That is the significance. That is\nheightened sense of dedication and pur-\nthe glory.\npose. Congratulations to the Women of\nWomen of the Year, 1974, were select-\nthe Year, 1974. And congratulations to\ned by a process representing both popu-\nyou, our readers, for having played an\nlar and specialized opinion. In its Janu-\nimportant role in this venture by express-\nary, 1974, issue, the JOURNAL asked\ning your choice through your ballot.\n81\nOFTHE\nFORD a. CERALD LIBRA\nYEAR\nMARTHA W. GRIFFITHS\nPUBLIC AFFAIRS: Martha W. Grif-\nfiths of Michigan has been a U.S. Rep-\nresentative in Congress since 1955. In\nher unrelenting fight for social reform,\nKATHARINE HEPBURN\nshe is best known as sponsor of the\nCREATIVE ARTS: In the more than\nDinner, Lion in Winter, A Delicate\nEqual Rights Amendment. She has in-\n50 plays and films in which she has\nBalance, and in plays by Shaw and\ntroduced a major health insurance\nstarred, both here and abroad, Katha-\nShakespeare. Katharine Hepburn\nproposal designed to make compre-\nrine Hepburn has portrayed women of\nepitomizes the woman of continuous\nhensive health-care services available\ncharacter and conviction. Her distin-\ncreative talent, projecting personal\nto all. She is a member of the House\nguished career as an actress, begun in\nstrength and integrity.\nWays and Means Committee and of\n1933, has earned her four Academy\nthe Joint Economic Committee. Mrs.\nAwards and international reknown. In\nGriffiths, a judge and lawyer, has di-\nsuch memorable films as Little Wom-\nrected her legislative energies through\nen (and in 1942, Woman of the\nthe years toward Social Security,\nYear!), The Philadelphia Story, Afri-\nMedicare, tax and welfare reform.\ncan Queen, Guess Who's Coming to\nBARBARA WALTERS\nCOMMUNICATIONS: A report-\ner and broadcast journalist, Bar-\nbara Walters has toured the world\ninterviewing figures from politics,\narts, business and science. Her\nknowledgeable and incisive report-\ning have made the NBC-TV news\nDOROTHY I. HEIGHT\nshow Today the strongest of its\nHUMAN RIGHTS: Dorothy Height\nkind in morning television. Her\nis Director of the Center for Racial\nown program, Not for Women\nJustice of the national YWCA, and\nOnly, is a nationally syndicated\nNational President of the National\ndiscussion show on which she tack-\nCouncil of Negro Women. On the\nles vital social issues with special-\nstaff of the National Board of the\nists not usually seen on television.\nYWCA since 1944, Ms. Height has\nMs. Walters often writes, films and\ndirected its national program of vol-\nedits her own stories, and has pub-\nunteer and staff training. In 1966 she\nlished a book, How to Talk With\nwon the John F. Kennedy Memorial\nPractically Anybody About Prac-\nAward for distinguished service in\ntically Anything. Her style is can-\nhumanitarian causes. She also serves\ndid, innovative and unrestricted;\non the board of the National Center\nher career is a series of \"firsts.\"\nfor Voluntary Action.\n82\n1974\nPATRICIA ROBERTS HARRIS\nBILLIE JEAN KING\nBARBARA McDONALD\nBUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS:\nSPORTS: Billie Jean King focused\nCOMMUNITY SERVICE: The\nPatricia Roberts Harris, former U.S.\nunprecedented attention on the sport\nRosebud Sioux Indians in South Da-\nAmbassador to Luxembourg, is an at-\nshe loves during the most widely\nkota asked Barbara McDonald, a con-\ntorney and partner in the firm of\nwatched tennis match in history when\nsultant in Early Childhood Educa-\nFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kam-\nshe defeated Bobby Riggs in the\ntion, to design a child-care program\npelman. She is Chairman of the Com-\nHouston Astrodome last year. More\nthat would provide meaningful child\nmission on Women in Higher Educa-\nthan an outstanding tennis player\ncare, leaving parents free to develop\ntion. As an activist lawyer, she has\n(she has won 14 world titles and 52\ntribal-owned businesses to raise their\nfought against sexist and racial dis-\nnational championships from 11 na-\npresent subsistence-level standard of\ncrimination, both publicly and pri-\ntions), Ms. King has lobbied ardently\nliving. Ms. McDonald redesigned\nvately. On numerous public service\nfor the cause of women's tennis and\ntraining materials and teaching meth-\ncommittees and boards, she is dedi-\nwomen in sports. She is a member of\nods to create bi-lingual and bi-cul-\ncated to criminal reform and civil lib-\nthe President's Council on Physical\ntural day-care centers totally staffed\nerties. She also serves on the board of\nFitness and Sports and publisher of\nby Sioux Indians and located near the\ndirectors of IBM, the Scott Paper\nthe new magazine WomenSports. An\nbusiness centers. This self-help pro-\nCompany, Chase Manhattan Bank,\nexceptional athlete, she represents the\ngram also includes family day-care\nGeorgetown University and others.\nAmerican ideal of fair play.\nhomes for children under two.\nORD\nGERATO\nDIXY LEE RAY\nSCIENCE AND RESEARCH: Dixy Lee Ray is the\nfirst woman to be Chairman of the Atomic Energy\nCommission. Before this appointment, Dr. Ray, a\nmarine biologist, was Director of the Pacific Sci-\nence Center, an organization dedicated to im-\nproved public understanding of science. Dixy Lee\nRay has also worked tirelessly for the cause of hu-\nman ecology and responsible use of our environ-\nment. Author of numerous scientific papers and re-\ncipient of several science awards, she radiates\nboundless enthusiasm for the wonders of the world\naround us, and is fearless in blasting misconcep-\ntions of the role of science in the course of human\nlife. In response to the energy crisis, Dr. Ray is ve-\nhement about the need for full and public informa-\ntion on the use of nuclear technology.\nA colorful individual, Dr. Ray received her M.A.\nin zoology from Mills College, and Ph.D. in biology\nfrom Stamford.\n83\nLADIES' HOME JOURNAL\nOFTHE\nYEAR\nThis may be the age of\nthe non-hero, but it is\n1973\nlieve really does repre-\nsent the Women of the\nFORD\na time for heroines.\nYear, 1973\nand also\nProof: the eight wom-\nmakes a very revealing\nGENATED\nIBRARY\nen on the next two\nstatement about what\npages. Doers, achiev-\nis happening to wom-\ners, shapers of our society, they have been\nen in our country today.\nselected as recipients of the first LADIES'\nPerhaps the only problem with an hon-\nHOME JOURNAL Women of the Year hon-\nors program is that it affords no room for\nors. On the night of May 14th, at the John\nrecognition of all the unknown women\nF. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.,\nwho serve in smaller spheres, or who, with\nin a CBS-TV network special sponsored\nlittle note or acclaim, nurture their fam-\nby Clairol, they were presented to Amer-\nilies and their friends with dedication and\nica-as themselves, and as symbolic surro-\ncompassion. And yet in each of these hon-\ngates of the total contribution women are\nored women's lives is a message for all\nmaking today. Their activities are diverse;\nwomen who are looking for answers to the\ntheir ages span five decades; their back-\nquestions, \"Who am P Who can I be if I\ngrounds vary from poverty to privilege.\nwant to?\"\nTwo are black; one is American Indian.\nHere, then, are the LADIES' HOME\nAll are women. That is the point. That is\nJOURNAL Women of the Year, 1973. If you\nthe significance. That is the glory.\nsaw the TV show, you know that each of\nWomen of the Year, 1973, were selected\nthe eight received a specially designed Tif-\nby a process representing both popular\nfany award, and a plaque, plus the plau-\nand specialized opinion. For two months,\ndits of a most distinguished Washington\nthe JOURNAL asked readers to check or sub-\naudience and a large nationwide tune-in.\nmit their own candidates in eight different\nYou know, from the comments of hostess\ncategories. These ballots came in by the\nRosalind Russell and from the words of\ntens of thousands, were opened, and reg-\nthe presenters as well as the award recip-\nistered. On April 3rd, a jury of 17 distin-\nients, that these honors have now become\nguished women met in New York for an\npart of the American tradition, far beyond\nall-day session of evaluation and selection,\nbathing suit parades and beauty contests.\nusing both the criteria of the popular rec-\nDo turn the page and meet our winners,\nommendations as well as their own judg-\nin eight different categories. Watch their\nments. There were many close decisions\nachievements in the year ahead. And, if\nand also some suggestions about improv-\nthere's someone you think should be on\ning the categories for next year. But out\nthe list, keep her in mind. There's always\nof the session came a selection that we be-\nWomen of the Year, 1974.\n67\nLADIES HOME JOURNAL\nWOMEN\nCERALD\nLIBRARY\nOFTHE\nYEAR\nCall\nand\nand\ndaily\nof\nSHIRLEY CHISHOLM\nPUBLIC AFFAIRS: In 1968, she became\nthe first black woman in Congress. In\n1971, she was the first woman of any\nrace to make a serious bid for the Pres-\nidency: in this case, on the Democratic\nticket. The Honorable Shirley Chisholm\nreceived her tribute with a citation for\nELLEN STRAUS\nassociated with the National\nter\n\"proving that any individual with the\nVOLUNTARY ACTION: Ellen Sulzber-\nVoluntary Action. Married to\nP\ncapacity for leadership can rise above\nger Straus bridges the gap between yes-\nStraus, President of Straus Bro\nast\nboth sex and racial labels.\" Born in\nterday and tomorrow in the field of vol-\nshe is the mother of four chile\nBrooklyn, N.Y., which is still her con-\nuntarism by harnessing the power of\ncitation was \"for outstanding\nstituency in Congress, Shirley Chisholm\ncontemporary media, and by encouraging\nvoluntarism, both in the creatic\nstudied to be a teacher, and is a specialist\nthe recognition of volunteer talents. In\nneering programs, and in effor\nin child welfare. She also prides herself\n1963, Mrs. Straus founded WMCA's radio\ngrade the status of the volunteer\non deriving her power directly from \"the\n\"Call for Action\" in New York City, a pro-\npeople.\" In Congress, she serves on the\ngram that provided assistance to troubled\nHouse Education and Labor Committee.\ncitizens. In 1969, the program was ex-\nShe is married to Conrad Chisholm.\npanded to 50 cities, and in 1973, it became\nLADONNA HARRIS\nHUMAN RIGHTS: An active mem-\nber of the Comanche Indian tribe,\nMrs. Harris, who is married to for-\nmer Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris,\nhas long been involved in minority\nrights for Indians and other under-\nprivileged groups. In February, 1970,\nMrs. Harris founded Americans for\nMARY LASKER\nIndian Opportunity and served as its\nQUALITY OF LIFE: Born in Wa\nfirst president. She also helped to\ntown, Wisconsin, but known around\norganize a pilot information program\nworld as one of the great private be\nfor Indian Community Action Pro-\nfactors of our time, Mrs. Albert D. Las\ngrams. Appointed by President John-\n\"has enhanced the quality of all our li\nson as a member of the National\nby her steadfast devotion to the ca\nIndian Opportunity Council, she\nof medical research, as well as to\nchaired its Committee on Urban and\nbeautification of America.\" Dynan\nOff-Reservation Indians. Mother of\npeople-loving Mary Lasker is presid\nthree, active on many boards, ardent\nof the Albert and Mary Lasker Foun\nopponent of discrimination in hous-\ntion, friend to at least four adminis\ning, Ladonna Harris was hailed \"not\ntions. Her most recent efforts have hel]\nonly for her contribution to the cause\nto bring about an increased Federal S\nof the American Indian, but for\nport to hasten the conquest of can\narousing the national conscience in\nMrs. Lasker is also a prominent collec\nmany areas of human rights.'\nof modern French and American art.\nR.\nCÉRALD\nFORD\n1973\nPhotograph of Katharine Graham by © Arnold Newman\nKATHARINE GRAHAM\nNIKKI GIOVANNI\nHELEN HAYES\nECONOMY AND BUSINESS: Katharine\nYOUTH LEADERSHIP: She is the\nARTS AND HUMANITIES:\nGraham is a powerful figure in contem-\nblack princess of poetry. At twenty-nine,\nthe turn of the century ctress\nporary publishing, and one of Fortune\nwith a personal background rooted in\nand humanitarian Helen Hayes\nmagazine's recent \"highest-ranking wom-\nthe realities of poverty, she has become\ndefatigable symbol of the thiev\nen in big business.\" She achieved her\na \"muted revolutionary\" in the fields of\nan. Her laurels for perfo anc\nposition as president of the Washington\nfeminism and racial pride. Her rapport\nstage, screen, and TV a: end\nPost Company \"by birth and by death\":\nwith college students and young people\nmost recent book (with Anit\nher father had passed control of the\nhas made her a campus celebrity, and a\nTwice Over Lightly, foll YS in\nbusiness to her husband, on whose death\npopular lecturer with all types of groups.\ncess pattern of her two ot!\nwe\nshe took over. But Mrs. Graham's own\nShe advises the youth of today to \"build\nHayes is also associated with\npersonal management skills have won\nup tolerance,\" and to find out \"who you\nsearch, through the Mary - -\nher the respect of all divisions of the\nare, what you want to do, and where you\nFund, named after a daughter\ncompany which now report to her for\nwant to go.\" Nikki herself, a small, finely\nof the disease. Miss Hayes, wh\ntop-level policy and financial decisions.\nchiseled figure, has published ten books,\nto the church, is also a leader i:\nMrs. Graham, who started her career as\nappeared on the \"Tonight\" show, and\nolic laity. She was presented\na reporter, is cited \"for her own business\nmade her way both as a symbol of black\nGenesius medal in Rome for b\nachievements, and for inspiring other\nawareness and as a young woman rising\nhumanitarian attitudes, and\nwomen toward top positions in Amer-\nabove her environment to seek the truth\nspecific good works, such as F\nican corporations.\"\nand tell it as she sees it.\nliam Wasson's Little Brothers\nDR. VIRGINIA APGAR\nSCIENCE AND MEDICINE: Virgin\nM.D., M.P.H., is an internationally r\nspecialist in the problems of newbor\nShe is the creator of the widely use\nScore,\" a clinical evaluation made wi\nseconds of birth that enables doctors\nmine a baby's overall condition and e\npredict-and often aid-the baby's cl\nsurvival. Dr. Apgar, formerly Professo\nthesiology at Columbia University\nwoman physician to hold a full pro\nthere), is now Vice President for\nAffairs at the National Foundation\nof Dimes. She is also Clinical Professo\natrics at Cornell University Medical\nand Research Fellow in Medicine\nHopkins University. In her leisure\nmakes stringed instruments and pla\nola. She is also an ardent gardener\nrapher, and philatelist.\n3.25\nI\nYou are cordially invited\nto a Midnight Champagne Gala at\nCartier\nin honor of\nFORD i GERALD LIBRARY\nthe Ladies' Home Journal W omen of the Year, 1976\nThursday, the eighth of April\n11:30 p.m.\nR.S.V.P.\nCartier\nBarbara Henry\nFifth Avenue at 52nd Street\n(212) 752-3088\nNew York\nThe party immediately follows the NBC telecast of\nthe Women of the Year Awards\n200\nSusan P.\n3:25-\nCartier\nFIFTH AVENUE AND 52ND STREET\nNEW YORK, N.Y. 10022\nTEL. 212 PL 3-0111\nCABLE: TIERCAR\nMarch 23, 1976\nMrs. Gerald Ford\nThe White House\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Mrs. Ford,\nI have just spoken to Lenore Hershey at Ladies' Home Journal,\nand am delighted to hear that you will be able to attend the\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\npresentation of The Women of the Year Awards, 1976.\nAs you probably know, Cartier is hosting a champagne reception\nin honor of the awardees immediately following the NBC telecast.\nWe have made arrangements for the presenters and awardees to\nbe brought to Cartier in hansom cabs, where we will be serving\na light buffet to 150-200 people.\nGuests include the people who made this evening possible,\npress, and some of our friends of the theatre. It should be\na most memorable evening, and quite an unusual one for us,\nconsidering we have never been open at midnight before!\nI sincerely hope that you will be able to join US. If Cartier\ncan be of any service to you, please let me know.\nSincerely,\nBarbara I Henry\nBarbara J. Henry\nDirector of Public Relations\nNEW YORK\nPALM BEACH\nBAL HARBOUR\nLONDON\nPARIS\nFor immediate release\nMonday, April 5, 1976\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nOffice of Mrs. Ford's Press Secretary\nFirst Lady Betty Ford is being honored in the 1976 Ladies Home\nJournal Women of the Year presentation Thursday, April 8 in the\ncategory of \"inspirational leadership. The award will be pre-\nsented to her on the NBC Live Special, \"Women of the Year - 1976\"\nfrom 9:30 to 11:00 P.M. EST at the Ed Sullivan Theatre. She will\nbe one of 10 women honored in a variety of categories. Other\nhonorees will be announced during this special.\n#\n#\n#\nMedia wishing to cover Mrs. Ford's visit to New York should call\nJoe Wolhandler, 212/759-2050. Credentialling closes Noon, Wednesday.\nFORD & LIBRARY\nSuggested Remarks, Ladies Home Journal Women of the Year,\nApril 8, 1976\nValerie, thank you so much. You can always ask me\nFORD R. GERALD LIBRARY\nwhere you were on April 8, 1976, because I'm really excited\nThis special honor presented in the company of so many\npeople I admire on my birthday I am truly thrilled.\nThe thought that I may have inspired others inspires\nme. Tonight will be part of my memories for many years to\ncome. Thank you all very much.\n-30-\nF E\nLIBRARY SI\nMrs. Ford:\nattached\nThese emarks are written in response to Valerie Harper's\npresentation, which is very light-hearted. The gist of\nher remarks are:\n\"Don't get the idea I'm excited. I was\nsitting backstage very relaxed. When\npeople ask me where I was on April 8, 1976,\nI'll tell them I was in New York giving an\naward to a nice woman. I'll tell them I\nwas thrilled to introduce the Woman of the\nYear and the First Lady.\"\nShile\nRemarks Attached\nI DON\"T LIKE CROSSING PICKET LINES.\nI HAD HOPED THEY WOULD HAVE WORKED THE PROBLEM OUT --\nUNFORTUNATELY, THEY HAVEN\"T.\nI DO FEEL MY APPEARANCE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STRIKE.\nI AM NOT TAKING SIDES ON THE QUESTION.\nI MADE A COMMITMENT TO THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL SOME TIME AGO\nTHAT I WOULD PARTICIPATE ON THEIR PROGRAM AND I FEEL I\nMUST HONOR THAT COMMITMENT.\nI FEEL THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO PICKET.\nFORD i LIBRARY GERALD\nis"
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