Adm. Michelle Howard joins  Women of Washington hosts Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm to share  her amazing and inspiring personal journey from being refused service at a restaurant in the 1970s because of the color of her skin to being the first admiral selected from her Naval Academy class to being the first woman and African-American to hold the post of Vice Chief of Naval Operations.

On July 1, 2014, Howard became the first woman to become a four-star admiral.  She inspires listeners to follow the advice of her parents that hard work and perseverance will produce success.  Howard’s life is a  truly inspiring story about beating all odds.

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