Wayne County NOW’s officers have announced this year’s recipients of the Feminist of the Year Awards. They are Gloria House (Harriet Tubman Award), Kim Beebe (Betty Freidan Award), Gilda Jacobs (Loretta Moore Award), and Rosemary Robinson (Susan B. Anthony Award). Two other people will receive special recognition awards, G. Asenath Andrews, principal of the Catherine Ferguson Academy and artist Mary Luevanos. The Awards will be given on August 26 at NOW’s celebration of Women’s Equality Day. All are invited to attend. The celebration begins at 5 pm and runs until 8 pm. It will feature a dinner al fresco along the Detroit river just a couple doors down from Manoogian Manor. The price is $35. Please RSVP waynecountynow@gmail.com by August 19.
