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Melania Trump Honors Women of Valor in Annual Ceremony

The first lady remarked how the ‘power of love’ inspired eight women’s bravery at the International Women of Courage Awards at the State Department on Tuesday.

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Jennifer Taylor
Apr 02, 2025
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First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks during the International Women of Courage Award ceremony in the Ben Franklin Room at the State Department's Harry S. Truman headquarters on Tuesday in Washington, DC. Since 2007, more than 200 women from 90 countries have been given the IWOC award, which recognizes people "who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, and leadership –often at great personal risk and sacrifice," according to the State Department. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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