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Laura Bush

Laura Bush: ” We can overcome evil with greater good”.

As First Lady, Laura Bush made it known that she would focus much of her attention on education, both nationally and internationally. Another of her signature issues were those relating to the health of women. She established the Women's Health and Wellness Initiative and became involved with two major campaigns. Bush became involved with The Heart Truth awareness campaign, leading the federal government's effort to give women a "wake up call" about the risk of heart disease. She has also become a breast cancer activist through her involvement in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

As First Lady, she took goodwill trips to Africa to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and malaria. In mid-2007, she took a trip to Burma where she spoke out in support of the pro-democracy movement, and urged Burmese soldiers and militias to refrain from violence.

 

 

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Uploaded on August 23, 2010
Taken on August 23, 2010