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. ... 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. Read on. |