Democratic Women's Caucus Hears From Michelle Obama at Event Hosted by LIFETIME Networks

Democratic Women's Caucus Hears From Michelle Obama at Event Hosted by LIFETIME Networks

- More than 3,000 Delegates and Elected Officials Attend 'Women Shaping History' Event -

DENVER, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This morning in Denver, as part of the award-winning, nonpartisan Every Woman Counts campaign to encourage women to speak out on issues, vote and run for office, LIFETIME celebrated women's leadership by hosting "Women Shaping History" the second session of the Democratic Women's Caucus.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080804/NYM123LOGO )

Over three thousand delegates and elected officials listened while Michelle Obama, DNC Chair Howard Dean, Senator Barbara Boxer (CA), Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN), Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT), Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL), Representative Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), and Meredith Wagner, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs at LIFETIME Networks, among others, called on women to actively participate in the political process.

"Women will make a difference in this campaign. We cannot and we will not take their votes for granted," Michelle Obama said.

Meredith Wagner, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs at LIFETIME Networks, addressed the Caucus saying, "We want to make sure Every Woman Counts, in this election year and every year. Thanks to the women here today who Lifetime is proud to honor, girls and women everywhere have roadmaps to follow and the confidence to blaze their own trail."

PHOTO 1 http://citizencontact.typepad.com/images/ewc/CFW0488.JPG CAPTION: Michelle Obama at the Democratic Women's Caucus, a part of LIFETIME Networks' Every Woman Counts campaign. (Photo credit: Evan Semon/Lifetime Television)

PHOTO 2 http://citizencontact.typepad.com/images/ewc/CFW0468.jpg CAPTION: Michelle Obama at the Democratic Women's Caucus, a part of LIFETIME Networks' Every Woman Counts campaign. (Photo credit: Evan Semon/Lifetime Television)

NOTE:

On Tuesday, September 2, from 4 to 6 pm, LIFETIME Networks will honor key Republican women leaders at the Bellanotte, 600 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.

Every Woman Counts is the only public service campaign dedicated to encouraging women to speak out on the issues they care about most, vote and run for office. For the first time, the 2008 Every Woman Counts initiative will leverage the power of the #1 and #2 television networks' for women -- LIFETIME and Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) -- and include the most extensive on-air programming, digital content and grassroots efforts to date. To expand the effort and reach women everywhere they live, work and play, LIFETIME launched the first-ever Every Woman Counts media and advocacy coalition in partnership with REDBOOK, CosmoGIRL, Marie Claire, celebrities, experts and hundreds of women's nonprofit organizations representing more than 15 million women from all sides of the political spectrum.

LIFETIME is the leader in women's television and one of the top-rated basic cable television networks. A diverse, multi-media company, LIFETIME is committed to offering the highest quality entertainment and information programming, and advocating a wide range of issues affecting women and their families. LIFETIME Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women and Lifetime Digital (including myLifetime.com) are part of LIFETIME Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.

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Source: LIFETIME

CONTACT: Geralyn Lucas, +1-212-424-7066, lucas@lifetimetv.com; or Nancy
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Web site: http://www.lifetimetv.com/

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