They believe that social justice is everyone’s responsibility. They reach out to minority children, and they fight for multicultural teaching methods.
The six recipients of the YWCA of Madison’s 2007 Women of Distinction awards dedicate a lot of time to helping others. Community service is high on their list of priorities.
Among the six: UW-Madison’s Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor and Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education, and Marygold “Margo” Melli, Voss-Bascom Professor of Law and affiliate of the Institute for Research on Poverty.