Many of us remember when Barbara was just another mom on the soccer field. Lincoln women move on and up, lifting those behind them.
Huzzah!!! > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Amanda Hunter - Barbara Lee Family Foundation <ahun...@barbaralee.com> > Subject: End of an Era for BLFF > Date: December 3, 2024 at 1:23:15 PM EST > To: Sara <samat...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: Amanda Hunter - Barbara Lee Family Foundation > <ahun...@barbaralee.com> > > View this email in your browser > <https://mailchi.mp/blff/sunsetting-the-barbara-lee-family-foundation-and-political-office-5202304?e=711f7b87cb> > > > Dear Sara, > > After 25 years, the Barbara Lee Family Foundation has closed. > > Through its groundbreaking research, partnerships, and investments, the > Foundation has influenced the national conversation about women’s leadership > and led the effort to bring American politics and contemporary art closer to > gender parity. > > When Barbara Lee started the Foundation in 1998 to advance women’s equality > and representation in the fields of American politics and contemporary art, > just 63 women > <https://blff.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=babcb9015d724857c655c649b&id=d4a22c9613&e=711f7b87cb> > were serving in the U.S. House and the Senate, compared to 152 women today > <https://blff.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=babcb9015d724857c655c649b&id=0915e1d79b&e=711f7b87cb>. > Through its groundbreaking research, partnerships, and investments, the > Foundation has influenced the national conversation about women’s leadership > and led the effort to bring American politics and contemporary art closer to > gender parity. Today, a record 12 women serve as governor > <https://blff.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=babcb9015d724857c655c649b&id=fe142382e7&e=711f7b87cb>, > and almost half > <https://blff.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=babcb9015d724857c655c649b&id=e44c81968e&e=711f7b87cb> > of the country's lieutenant governors are women. > > Barbara has been passionate about elevating women artists and supporting > public access to art. She recognized early on that, as in politics, women > face structural barriers in the art world. Barbara Lee was a long-time board > member at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston and presented the > ICA with approximately one-third > <https://blff.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=babcb9015d724857c655c649b&id=bafbf68a7d&e=711f7b87cb> > of the works in the permanent collection—all work by women artists. The > Barbara Lee Collection of Art by Women > <https://blff.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=babcb9015d724857c655c649b&id=8c92b17855&e=711f7b87cb> > is a cornerstone of the museum’s collection. She has also donated works to > Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Through its grant programs, the Foundation > supported dozens of museum exhibits featuring women artists across the > country. > > Over the last 25 years, the Barbara Lee Family Foundation has been committed > to conducting research on the opportunities and obstacles women in politics > face, including a deep dive on every governor’s race with a major party woman > candidate. It has shared its findings and analysis with students, faculty, > the media, and leaders and staff at all levels and regardless of party > affiliation. It has worked with local and national partners on dozens of > projects to better understand how voters perceive women leaders as a result > of their gender and race. > > The research will remain on the BLFF website > <https://blff.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=babcb9015d724857c655c649b&id=3215531604&e=711f7b87cb>. > American University’s Women & Politics Institute will continue our > successful joint project Gender on the Ballot > <https://blff.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=babcb9015d724857c655c649b&id=742b946e72&e=711f7b87cb>, > which examines and contextualizes gender dynamics in politics. > > We are proud of the work we’ve done over the years, the gains we’ve seen for > women’s representation, and the growing number of organizations supporting > women’s leadership. > > Thank you to everyone who supported our efforts throughout the years. We will > be cheering you on from the sidelines as you pick up the torch and continue > to light the path forward for women in politics. > > > With Gratitude, > Amanda Hunter > BLPO Executive Director > The Barbara Lee Family Foundation has sunset and is closed as of December > 2024. > > For over two decades, the Barbara Lee Family Foundation was the only > organization dedicated to specifically studying women running for executive > office on both sides of the aisle. Elected officials, candidates, > practitioners, and press used Barbara Lee Family Foundation research to > better understand the obstacles and opportunities that women in politics > encounter. This research is still relevant and available to use at > barbaraleefoundation.org > <https://blff.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=babcb9015d724857c655c649b&id=18b4555c59&e=711f7b87cb>. > > > > Copyright © 2024, Barbara Lee, All rights reserved. > > P.O. Box #400166 |1953 Massachusetts Ave | Cambridge, MA 02140 > > Want to change how you receive these emails? > You can update your preferences > <https://blff.us13.list-manage.com/profile?u=babcb9015d724857c655c649b&id=056728b006&e=711f7b87cb&c=00054022b8> > or unsubscribe from this list > <https://blff.us13.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=babcb9015d724857c655c649b&id=056728b006&t=b&e=711f7b87cb&c=00054022b8>. >
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