In honor of this year’s Women’s History Month, Americans are paying tribute to the tireless work of women health care workers and givers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to other women who have provided healing and hope in their communities.
In this week’s “In Focus SoCal,” host Tanya McRae meets Barb Demorest, founder of Knitted Knockers, an organization that brings women across the globe together to knit breast prostheses for those who undergo mastectomies. Demorest started the organization shortly after having surgery herself after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011.
“Knowing that what I do makes a difference in other people’s lives was healing to not only me, but to others,” said Demorest.
McRae also sits down with California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber, only the fourth woman to serve as the state’s top election official. She discusses how her daughter, Dr. Akilah Weber, ran for and won her former Assembly seat in the 79th District.
“I don’t think we’ve had that happen in the legislature before where a U.S. sitting officer, constitutional officer, had the opportunity to swear in their own child into their own seat,” said Weber.
The secretary of state also discusses reforms to the state’s recall system and the role women have played in recent U.S. elections.
“Data has shown that the highest percentage of voters is actually African American women, that they go to the polls more than any other group, and that their history is deep and long,” said Weber.
Rep. Young Kim also joins the conversation on this week’s show to talk about the work she is doing on The Bipartisan Working Group to End Domestic Violence.
“Unfortunately, the impacts of domestic violence and victims were made worse during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Kim.
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