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\n\tWomen\u2019s Guild Cedars-Sinai<\/a> has found its Woman of the 21st Century: Monica Lewinsky<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tThe organization will present the writer, activist and producer with the top honor at its spring luncheon, which will be hosted by Entertainment Tonight\u2019s<\/em> Nischelle Turner at the Beverly Hills Hotel on May 7. The event will feature Lewinsky sitting for a conversation with author and Trendera founder Jane Buckingham. The duo will focus on the topic of reclaiming, which also happens to be the title of Lewinsky\u2019s new podcast<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tFunds raised at the annual event will benefit the Women\u2019s Guild Neurology Project and the Women\u2019s Guild Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai\u2019s newest expansion, Guerin Children\u2019s. The program also features a silent auction of luxury handbags donated by Elyse Walker, a raffle with prizes including jewelry from XIV Karats and a luxury hotel stay, among other offerings.<\/p>\n \n\tLewinsky survived a White House scandal to become an activist, writer, producer, public speaker, contributing editor to Vanity Fair<\/em> and now podcaster. She has used her platform to speak out on public shaming, cyberbullying and resilience. A 2015 TED Talk, \u201cThe Price of Shame,\u201d has been viewed more than 25 million times. She produced Impeachment: American Crime Story, 15 Minutes of Shame<\/em> and The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox. <\/em>She currently works as an ambassador to the Diana Award\u2019s Anti-Bullying Program in the U.K. and Bystander Revolution in the U.S., and serves on the board of the Childhood Resilience Foundation.<\/p>\n \n\tBuckingham founded Youth Intelligence and the Cassandra report, both of which she sold to CAA, and currently runs Trendera, a marketing firm providing strategy and trend forecasting to Fortune 500 clients. She is the author of the bestselling Modern Girl\u2019s Guide<\/em> series and has served on the boards of Baby2Baby, the Rape Treatment Center and Women in Film.<\/p>\n \n\tWomen\u2019s Guild has raised more than $70 million for Cedars-Sinai. The org is close to completing a $15 million campaign for the Women\u2019s Guild Neurology Project, whose efforts have boosted Cedars-Sinai in treating Parkinson\u2019s, ALS, stroke and Alzheimer\u2019s diseases. Women\u2019s Guild is endowing a $5 million Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics to chair holder Dr. Shervin Rabizadeh at Cedars-Sinai\u2019s newest expansion, Guerin Children\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n