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'''BLACK WOMEN LEAD: 1700 TO 2022''':<ref>{{Cite web |last=iNewswire |date=2023-05-15 |title=Whittier Street Health Center CEO Frederica M. Williams Honored During Black Women Lead Event at State House |url=https://www.accesswire.com/755138/Whittier-Street-Health-Center-CEO-Frederica-M-Williams-Honored-During-Black-Women-Lead-Event-at-State-House |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=ACCESSWIRE News Room[[Accesswire]] |language=en}}</ref> Frederica M. Williams, president and CEO of Whittier Street Health Center was among 200 Black women honored during a May 12<sup>th,</sup> 2023 at a special event at the Massachusetts State House. The 200 honorees represent all Black women who have worked tirelessly to make the greater Boston area a better place since the 1700s. The list was determined by members of the Black Women Lead Honorary Committee who researched the lives of Black Women leaders from the greater Boston area from the 18th century through the present. "To be included in such an illustrious list is a true honor," said Williams. "The contributions that these Black women leaders have made over the centuries are immeasurable and a testament to their intelligence, talent, determination, and strength of mind and character. This award represents all the black women on whose shoulders I rest, my family, colleagues and patients at Whittier."
 
The event was presented by Boston City Councilor Brian Worrell, State Representative Christopher Worrell, Ed Gaskin Executive Director Greater Grove Hall Main Streets with support from The Kraft Foundation.