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Women Who Do Honored at the Carver Museum
Ten were honored. Eight were present. All are exemplary.
The Carver Museum and Cultural Center saluted 10 Austin leaders on Thursday. “These are Women Who Do,” said museum director Bernadette Phifer, referring to the honor’s name. “Not women who did. They are still contributing to he community.”
Bernadette Phifer and Toni Martin
Some have made their marks in public office, or from the bench: Austin City Council Member Sheryl Cole, State Rep. Dawnna Dukes, Judge Harriet Murphy, Travis County Tax Assessor/Collector Nelda Wells Spears.
Austin City Council Member Sheryl Cole, State Rep. Dawnna Dukes and Etta Moore
Activist and educator Willie Mae Kirk, joked about seeing her son on TV the night before. (That would be former Dallas mayor and current U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, subject of several close-ups during the State of Union address.) Another honoree, Angela Shelf Medearis, reveled in her gracious status as “Kitchen Diva.” Still another, Girls Scout of Central Texas CEO Etta Moore, kidded about her staff telling her what to do.
Judge Harriet Murphy and Bertha Means
Retired school administrator and Democratic National Convention delegate Bertha Means beamed. Missing from the room were community icon Ada Anderson and University of Texas track coach Beverly Kearney.
Angela Shelf Medearis and Willie Mae Kirk
The crowd in the Carver atrium cheered them all. Repeatedly. A Carver exhibit dedicated to their achievements will be up through March 10. I hear there are plans for a Men Who Do exhibit and ceremony two years from now. They must be pretty darn illustrious to match the inaugural class of 10.
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