Hillary Clinton Praises America Ferrera's Activism And Talks About Their Family Pizza Parties
glamour.comAwards, accepting the honor from her “good friend” Chelsea and Chelsea's mom, a woman you may have heard about, named Hillary Clinton.Ferrera was an outspoken supporter of Clinton during the 2008 election, an experience that led her, , to become “very passionate about democracy and elections.“And that’s how I got proximate to the issues of environmental racism and access to education, reproductive freedom, and bodily autonomy,” she continued. "All these issues mattered to me and connected to me as a woman, and as a person who wants to see the true empowerment of families and communities who are often left to fend for themselves.”Clinton shared similarly effusive praise for Ferrera when introducing her during the show.“Well I have to just say that for me, getting to know America and the joyful group of gutsy women that traveled with her those days in 2008 means that I could not be happier to be here today to see her receive this award," she said.
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