Sarah Lawrence College issued the following announcement on Aug. 14.
The 19th Ammendment will celebrate its 100th anniversary in August, 2020. While there is significant work still to be done to ensure all Americans have access to their right to vote, the USA TODAY Network is commemorating the passage of the ammendment by naming 10 American women from each of the country's 50 states, and the District of Columbia, as Women of the Century.
Distinguished alumna Baraba Walters is celebrated as one of New York's most insiprational women. Her trailblazing career in journalism, which includes being the first woman to co-anchor network news and chief correspondent and co-host of ABC's 20/20, is defined by her exceptional and timely interviews and relentless ability to be the first person to sit down with world leaders, embattled politicians, and cultural figures.
In 2015, Ms. Walters donated $15 million to her alma mater as the leadership gift for the Barbara Walters Campus Center, which opened in August of 2019. As part of announcing her gift, she said, "I attribute my success, in many ways, to the curiosity and confidence I came away with from this remarkable college."
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