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HOUSTON'S NPR THE FRONT ROW (KUHF
88.7 FM) INTERVIEW WITH
HIMILCE NOVAS RE HER NOVEL, PRINCESS PAPAYA
Queer Is
Multicultural by Himilce Novas
In 2011, Himilce Novas was the recipient of a National Women's Political
Caucus “Women of Courage” Award. Among Other 2011 eight other recipients included
Representative Nancy Pelosi, past
Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman and
Ambassador Mary Olmsted. The National Women's Political Caucus established
the NWPC Women of Courage awards to honor women from diverse backgrounds who
have demonstrated courage by taking a stand on or against unpopular or
controversial issues to further civil rights and equality, and who typify
women’s leadership.
NWPC
Announces 2011
Women of Courage Awards
The 2011 Women of
Courage awards will be presented at the NWPC Diversity Reception Friday, July
29, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., during the NWPC convention. The reception honors nine
remarkable women leaders as Women of Courage. U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda
Solis, 2009 Women of Courage Award recipient, has been invited to serve as
keynote speaker for the reception.
Attendance to the
reception is included with convention registration. The 20th biennial
convention and 40th anniversary celebration will be held at the Liaison Hotel
in Washington D.C. Friday through Sunday, July 29-31. Go here to
register and for more information.
The Women of Courage
Awards are presented to women from diverse backgrounds who have demonstrated
courage by taking a stand to further civil rights and equality, and who
exemplify women's leadership. NWPC 2011 Women of Courage are Pakistani women's
rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Rubina
Feroze Bhatti; author,
entrepreneur and philanthropist, Edie Fraser; Minority Leader, Congresswoman
Nancy Pelosi; past (and youngest) director of the Women's Bureau and Secretary
of Labor, Alexis Herman; feminist filmmaker Kamala Lopez; first
Filipina-American elected to a state legislature in the U.S., Velma Veloria; first president of the Women's Action Organization
(WAO) of the State Department, Ambassador Mary Olmsted; Secretary of the
Massachusetts chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus, named one of
the state's 100 Top Influencers by Politics & Campaign Magazine Joyce Ferriabough Bolling; and Latino
historian and early member of the National Organization for Women (NOW), Himilce Novas.
To read more about
our nine Women of Courage, click here.
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Debunking Latino myths and learning about Latino culture and contribution to
Sexism in our culture and in
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“I am honored to be featured in this
book, as I was honored to be a
part of such a critical
moment in history, and to work shoulder to shoulder
with so many courageous pioneers” Himilce Novas
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