Perhaps with this spirit in mind, when acclaimed hotel brand Viceroy set out to launch Hotel Zena, their second property in Washington, D.C., at the downtown nexus where Thompson Circle meets vibrant 14th Street, they didn't want to just open any new hotel with fancy mini bar snacks and a trendy apothecary.

And as Madame VP Kamala Harris so beautifully stated at her inauguration, 'I will not be the last.' Wearing a bright purple suit, Harris honored Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman elected to Congress and a courageous pioneer for women in American politics who famously said, 'If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.' These empowering messages didn't just project from the loud speaker on the National Mall: They echoed throughout the whole world, supporting a movement of unity and equality that we - so very much - need to act on together. Let's start with the election of the first female Vice President of the United States. It's been a good time for women making history.

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