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Actresses sing praises of women
Actresses Andie MacDowell and Yvette Nicole Brown were among those celebrated at an International Women’s Day event last weekend in Los Angeles. The National Women’s History Museum’s eighth annual Women Making History Awards honor women who have made significant contributions to their field and serve as inspiration to women everywhere.
McDowell spoke about up about ageism: “Young people (are) shocked when I tell them when I turned 40 that the biggest question I got from female journalists too was ‘How does it feel to turn 40 and know you’re not going to work anymore?’ ” she said. “And the only way that I could fight that question was to answer it in a way which strengthened me. I feel like I’m more beautiful now. I have more sex appeal now. … It did not happen to men. It happened to women.”
“I think what makes a woman more beautiful in her 60s or 70s is not only her appearance but her spirit,” MacDowell said. “When I turned 60, I started thinking, you know, what, ‘What do I want my legacy to be?’ I don’t want to have accomplished so much in my life and not make a difference in the world.”
Brown was on the same page. “I learned very young to be an action citizen,” she said while accepting her honor. “You can be an activist every single day in every thing you do. When you see something wrong you need to say something.”
She also shared that even though Elizabeth Warren — the Democratic candidate she’d been stumping for — dropped out of the race on March 5, she’s not giving up hope of seeing a woman president. “Like who got to decide that only men get to be president?” Brown said. “I want all women to support each other.”
March 11 birthdays:
Singer Bobby McFerrin is 70. Actor Elias Koteas is 59. Actor Wallace Langham is 55. Actor John Barrowman is 53. Singer Lisa Loeb is 52. Actor Terrence Howard is 51. Actor Johnny Knoxville is 49. Actress Thora Birch is 38. Actor Rob Brown is 36. Actress Jodie Comer is 27.