California Womens Conference Adds Fran Drescher

Recording Stars Melissa Manchester and Helen Reddy will Open and Close Conference

The California Women’s Conference, slated for Sept. 23 – 24 at the Long Beach Convention Center, has added Fran Drescher, star of “The Nanny,” author of “Cancer Schmancer,” (an inspiration to anyone dealing with illness,) and an outspoken healthcare advocate to it’s already impressive line-up of speakers.

Also recently added were Marianne Williamson, author of “A Return to Love;” Deepak Chopra’s daughter, Mallika Chopra; and star fitness trainers Chris and Heidi Powell.

More speakers are the legendary Carol Channing, high-profile attorney Gloria Allred, fashion designer Donna Karan, relationship counselor John Gray, photographer Amanda de Cadenet, humorist Judy Carter, actors Shannon Tweed, Dorothy Lucey, Michael Learned, Rose Marie, Julie Newmar, Camryn Manheim, JoAnne Worley, Tippi Hedren, Marcia Cross, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Geri Jewell, David Misch, Mary McDonough and Judy Norton.

The Grammy Award-winning  Melissa Manchester will open the conference with the debut of her new song, “Beloved,” written for the choir of the Valley State Prison for Women. She will also sing “I Know Who I Am,” which appeared in Tyler Perry’s film “For Colored Girls,” and her classic, “Whenever I Call You Friend,” which she wrote with Kenny Loggins.

And forty years after her signature tune topped the Billboard charts, the Grammy Award-winning recording icon, Helen Reddy. will close the California Women’s Conference by singing – among other songs -  “I Am Woman,” the anthem of the women’s movement.

For further information call (949) 218-0866 or click here. 

Top photo: California Womens Conference Adds Fran Drescher, photo of Drescher, courtesy of California Women’s Conference

Center photo: Helen Reddy, photo courtesy of the California Womens Conference

Bottom photo: Melissa Manchester, one of the California Womens Conference Headliners, photo courtesy of the California Women’s Conference

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California Womens Conference Adds Fran Drescher

Original post, published Aug. 16; updated Sept. 22, 2012 with “California Womens Conference adds Fran Drescher;” replacing a previous item about Oscar de la Hoya as a speaker – de la Hoya will no longer be appearing 

Ellen Olivier, Society News LA