Hispanic Business Women's Alliance - The Women's Conference announce the winners of The Minerva Awards 2009

The Women's Conference is proud to announce the winners of The Minerva Awards 2009, honoring the year's most remarkable women and highlighting their extraordinary legacies of service and contributions to California and the nation. Created by California First Lady Maria Shriver in 2004, The Minerva Awards have become the country's most prestigious awards given to women "who serve on the front-lines of humanity." This year's winners join an esteemed group of 24 past winners who include Gloria Steinem, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Dr. Sally Ride, and Former First Lady Betty Ford.

The Minerva Awards 2009 will be presented to the following four women:
• Dr. Jane Goodall – Renowned Primatologist, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, Founder of Roots & Shoots, a global environmental and humanitarian youth organization, and author of the recently published book, Hope for Animals and Their World;
• Dr. Kathy Hull – Founder of the George Mark Children's Hospital in San Leandro, the first freestanding residential pediatric hospice in the country;
• Agnes Stevens – Founder of School on Wheels, which provides educational opportunities and one-on-one tutoring to homeless children ages 6 to 18 in Southern California; and
• Helen Devore Waukazoo – Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Bay Area-based Friendship House, which provides residential substance abuse treatment for American Indians.

Maria Shriver will personally present the honorees with their awards at a special ceremony during the afternoon session of The Women's Conference on Tuesday, October 27, 2009. The Minerva Awards session will be hosted by Shriver and will also feature remarks by Caroline Kennedy and Alicia Keys.

A limited number of $40 tickets for The Minerva Awards program are still available at www.womensconference.org.

For those of you who can't be there in person, we'll be livestreaming The Women's Conference from our site www.womensconference.org. The Minerva Awards ceremony will be broadcast live at www.womensconference.org, on October 27, beginning at 5:00 p.m. PT.

For the sixth consecutive year, The Minerva Awards are proudly sponsored by Target.