Barbara Seaman Awards

Emerging Activist Spotlight – Vanessa Schick

By Shaniqua Seth | May 22, 2017 | Comments Off on Emerging Activist Spotlight – Vanessa Schick

At the Network’s Annual Barbara Seaman Awards, we honor women who carry on Barbara’s legacy of mentoring young female activists. Each week we’re sharing what our past Emerging Activists have been up to. Vanessa Schick, PhD Well, since the October…

The Network Celebrates 40th Anniversary at the Barbara Seaman Awards Benefit: A History of Accomplishments, A Force for Change

By NWHN Staff | Jan 13, 2016 | Comments Off on The Network Celebrates 40th Anniversary at the Barbara Seaman Awards Benefit: A History of Accomplishments, A Force for Change

On November 16th, more than 100 Network members and supporters gathered at the Whittemore House in Washington, DC, for the 8th Annual Barbara Seaman Awards for Activism in Women’s Health. The event celebrated the 40th Anniversary of our founding and recognized the work of two remarkable women.

Barbara Seaman (1935 – 2008)

By NWHN Staff | Nov 9, 2015 | Comments Off on Barbara Seaman (1935 – 2008)

An author, women’s health activist, and energizing influence on hundreds of younger writers and organizers for nearly half a century, Barbara Seaman persistently challenged the medical establishment and pharmaceutical companies by exposing their drive for profit at the expense of…