Meghan Markle is continuing her work to empower women and young girls, as she was a featured guest at Tuesday’s Women’s Fund of Central Indiana event event at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. The event was called “The Power of Women: An Evening with Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex,” and supported the Women’s Fund mission to invest into the lives of both women and girls in the state. Meghan took part in a discussion with Rabbi Sandy Sasso, an acclaimed writer and community leader, as a part of the sold out event. Sasso is the first rabbi to be ordained by the Reconstructionist movement and previously served at Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis, the discussion focused on women’s empowerment and the importance of supporting young women and girls.
Prior to the event, the organization wrote, “Women’s Fund is proud to welcome Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, to Indianapolis. The Duchess is a mother, feminist and champion of human rights. She is a lifelong advocate for women and girls, a constant thread she weaves through humanitarian and business ventures.”
The Women’s Fund of Central Indiana has hosted notable guests for their events, including Michelle Obama, Brooke Shields, Andrea Jung, and Soledad O’Brien. Back in 2015, the Women’s Fund was recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative and The White House for their leadership and innovation in order to disrupt the cycles of poverty for women and helping to create measurable, sustainable solutions that can be repeated across the country.
Meghan said that, “She said to me, I know that your life is changing, but please don’t give up your activism. Don’t give up because it means so much to women and girls, And I kept doing the work for women and girls because it matters, yes. But also because she encouraged me to do so. And the collective voice of all of us telling each other that matters is perhaps the point. There’s safety in numbers. But there’s also strength in numbers.”
Meghan also became a patron of Smart Works, an organization that assists unemployed women in getting the confidence they need to succeed at job interviews and return back to work.
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