THE TRUSTEESHIP WAS FOUNDED IN 1979 TO BRING TOGETHER PREEMINENT WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AND INFLUENCE IN DIVERSE FIELDS, AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES. THE TRUSTEESHIP IS A FOUNDING MEMBER AFFILIATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FORUM, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF AFFILIATES THROUGHT THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD.OFTEN, INDIVIDUAL MEMEBERS WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT ISSUES AT LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. IN THE PROCESS, THEY POOL RESOURCES, SOLIDIFY RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATE NETWORKS OF POWER AND COMMUNICATION. THROGH THE DICTICTION OF IT'S MEMBERS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR COSTITUENCIES, THE TRUSTEESHIP EXEMPLIFIES THE LEADERSHIP ROLE OF WOMEN AND DEMOSTRATES THE IMPACT THEY ARE HAVING ON SOCIETY.