Betty Ford will be honored in the 2013 National Women’s Hall of Fame From the announcement: “A groundbreaking First Lady, Betty Ford is often remembered for her candor in addressing the controversial issues of her time.  Shortly after she became the First Lady of the United States in 1974, Ford was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a radical mastectomy.  Rather than suppressing the diagnosis, Ford courageously shared her story and inspired countless women across the nation to get breast cancer examinations.  In 1978, following a family intervention, Ford underwent successful treatment for addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs.  She again used her story to raise public awareness of addiction, and in 1982, she co-founded the Betty Ford Center to treat victims of alcohol and chemical dependency.  Ford was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991 and the Congressional Gold Medal, with President Gerald R. Ford, in 1999.” Go Betty! (1918 – 2011)  Photo: Photograph of First Lady Betty Ford Expressing Her Support for the Equal Rights Amendment in Hollywood, Florida, 02/25/1975 More — Betty Ford, a photo retrospective from the Ford Presidential Library  
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Betty Ford will be honored in the 2013 National Women’s Hall of Fame

From the announcement:

“A groundbreaking First Lady, Betty Ford is often remembered for her candor in addressing the controversial issues of her time.  Shortly after she became the First Lady of the United States in 1974, Ford was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a radical mastectomy.  Rather than suppressing the diagnosis, Ford courageously shared her story and inspired countless women across the nation to get breast cancer examinations.  In 1978, following a family intervention, Ford underwent successful treatment for addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs.  She again used her story to raise public awareness of addiction, and in 1982, she co-founded the Betty Ford Center to treat victims of alcohol and chemical dependency.  Ford was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991 and the Congressional Gold Medal, with President Gerald R. Ford, in 1999.”

Go Betty! (1918 – 2011) 

Photo: Photograph of First Lady Betty Ford Expressing Her Support for the Equal Rights Amendment in Hollywood, Florida, 02/25/1975

More — Betty Ford, a photo retrospective from the Ford Presidential Library

 

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