SWHR 2025 Annual Awards Gala

Celebrating 35 years of achievements, advancements, & innovations in women’s health.

SWHR Hosts 35th Annual Awards Gala, April 30

Thank you to all the supporters of SWHR who joined us in celebration of the Society’s 35th Anniversary year in-person for the Society for Women’s Health Research’s 2025 Annual Awards Gala on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

This special year honored leaders who have significantly advanced women’s health throughout their careers.

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SWHR’s 35th Anniversary celebrates From Advocacy to Action: 35 Years of Transforming Women’s Health Research.

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Where was women’s health 35 years ago? Where do we want women’s health to be in 35 years?

SWHR resides at the intersection of these points in time. In 1990, the Society for Women’s Health Research was founded. Since its founding, SWHR has been the national thought leader dedicated to advancing women’s health and promoting research on sex differences to optimize women’s health across the lifespan.

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A Picture Perfect Evening!

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2025 Award Winners

Senator Shelley Moore Capito

Women’s Health Visionary Award

Representative Lauren Underwood

Women’s Health Visionary Award

Kim Love

Women’s Health Visionary Award

Teresa Woodruff, PhD

Women’s Health Visionary Award

2025 Keynote Speaker

Anita Ravi, MD, MPH, MSHP, FAAFP

CEO and Founder, PurpLE Health Foundation

2025 Presenters

Victor J. Dzau, MD

President, National Academy of Medicine; Vice Chair, National Research Council; Chancellor Emeritus, Duke University

Millicent Gorham

CEO, Alliance for Women’s Health and Prevention (AWHP)

Celina Gorre, MPH, MBA

CEO, WomenHeart

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