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Glamour Women of the Year: Condi, Kidman & Chimps...oh my!
11/25/2008

Huffington Post

The 19th Annual Glamour Women of the Year Awards last night filled Carnegie Hall with a slew of A-listers from the art world, Hollywood, and Washington, as well as some international activists ready to inspire the audience into...Change.

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The highlight of the night was when Debra Messing presented the Lifetime Achievement award to primatologist Jane Goodall. Who didn't want to be Jane when they were a kid? Jane did a special chimpanzee call to a group of girls from her not-for-profit Roots & Shoots, who were sitting in the upper balcony. The 74-year-old activist shared with us the secret of having the energy to travel 300 days a year: all of the amazing people she gets to meet (present company not excluded). Jane reminded us that activism is threefold: animals, people, and the environment, and it wouldn't be prudent to focus solely on one of those.

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