US Secretary of State Clinton Puts Spotlight on Women's issues

An article August 18, 2009 in the Washington Post entitled "Clinton Puts Spotlight On Women's Issues" by Mary Beth Sheridan begins:

She talked chickens with female farmers in Kenya. She listened to the excruciating stories of rape victims in war-torn eastern Congo. And in South Africa, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited a housing project built by poor women, where she danced with a choir singing "Heel-a-ree! He...

My favorite line in the story is (emphasis added by me):

Clinton's just-concluded 11-day trip to Africa has sent the clearest signal yet that she intends to make women's rights one of her signature issues and a higher priority than ever before in American diplomacy.

Thank you, Lord. Read the full story here.