THE MARJORIE POST STORY AND LUNCH | HILLWOOD MUSEUM, WASHINGTON DC

4155 Linnean Avenue Northwest,Washington DC 20008

02 October, 2021

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We tell the story of Marjorie Post, who in 1910, was one of America's most successful business women. This event is for 8 executive women. Marjorie Merriweather Post was the only child of Ella Merriweather Post and Charles William Post, who founded the Post cereal empire. Her parents died in the early 1900s. At the tender age of 27, she became the owner of the Post Cereal Company and the wealthiest woman in the United States. During her tenure, she bought a number of American food companies such as Hellmann's Mayonnaise, Jell-O, and Maxwell House. With her second husband, they transformed the Post Cereal Company into General Foods, a pioneer in frozen and prepared foods. She was director until 1958. Post was also a generous philanthropist, gifting $100,000 to what we know today as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. We visit Marjorie Post's home to learn the story of a business woman from the 1900s. We start with a tour of her home, the Hillwood Estate, followed by a 3 course lunch at the Merriweather Cafe. This event is capped at 8 executive women. Event timeline: 12pm Meet at the Hillwood Estate ( Parking and meeting place will be disclosed upon confirmation)12pm-1:15pm I will be giving a tour of the Mansion and grounds, sharing Marjorie Post's story1:15-1:30pm Walk to the Merriweather Cafe1:30-3pm 3 course lunchNo refunds. *Women's Leadership Academy/LadyDrinks Members use your exclusive member code at checkout to purchase your ticket for the member rate of $149. On background, I'm a long time television anchor in New York. My beat was business news and I covered the markets from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for 17 years for CNN, Bloomberg, ABC, CBS and NY1.  Seven years ago, I started a networking platform called Lady Drinks.  I did it because it’s just really hard --as women-- to find a support system that’s multi-faceted, one that can be a sounding board, both professionally and personally, and also can be funding resource.  With LadyDrinks, I host events twice a month giving women--especially South Asian women----that kind of support system. It gives them community and resources, and the support of like-minded women. My five year goal is host events in every major city of the world and be a wonderful resource to the 1500 women currently in my membership. My website is www.ladydrinks.com