Monday October 24, 2011

On October 18, the Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of OWL-The Voice of Midlife and Older Women hosted Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The event, Influencing Public Policy: The role of midlife and older women, was co-hosted by the Gerontology Institute at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Victoria Kennedy is an attorney and respected leader on issues that affect the lives of women, children and families. A powerful advocate for the enactment of healthcare reform, Mrs. Kennedy was with President Obama at the White House as he signed the landmark healthcare legislation into law in March 2010.In 2011, Mrs. Kennedy was appointed as a Distinguished Professor and Mentor at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Left to right: Edris Kelley, Beverly Johnson, Victoria Kennedy, Ellen Bruce