She has been honored with the Schweitzer Medallion for Courage, the People's Peace Prize of Norway, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Award, the Eleanor Roosevelt Award, and the Frank Foundation Child Care International Oliver Award for her work with the children of Russia. In 1992 Governor Ann Richards of Texas appointed Williams to the Texas Commission for Children and Youth. Earlier this year, Williams was appointed professor of women's studies and peace studies at Florida Atlantic University. In addition, she is the chair of the Institute for Asian Democracy and president of World Centers for Compassion for Children, a nonprofit organization she founded in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Women on Women Lecture Series is an annual lecture series at Carlow College.
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They reflect on the accomplishments of women, the convictions that inform their lives, and sociocultural influences that affect their achievements and identity.