The power of women to save lives

British First Lady Sarah Brown gave an impassioned speech last night about reducing maternal mortality, at an event attended by 300 of the world’s most powerful women. The wife of Prime Minister Gordon Brown was the keynote speaker at the Important Dinner for Women, co-hosted by Wendi Murdoch, Queen Rania of Jordan and Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo, at Cipriani 42nd Street. Guests included Nicole Kidman, Martha Stewart, Tina Brown, Diane von Furstenburg, Shania Twain, Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell and Sarah Ferguson. The event was to highlight the Millennium Development Goal of reducing the number of women who die in childbirth by 75 percent by 2015, saving 10 million lives. Brown said, “When a mother survives, a lot survives with her, and when women come together, they are an unstoppable force for change.”