Another sign of a thaw between the Obama campaign and some of the powerful women who have long been allied with the Clintons: Michelle Obama will speak at a lunch for the National Partnership for Women & Children tomorrow.

The release from the campaign notes that Emily's List founder Ellen Malcolm and Cheryl Mills, who was deputy White House counsel under Bill Clinton, are both on the board of the organization and will be at the event.

Here's the announcement:

Chicago, IL – This Friday, June 20, Michelle Obama, wife of Senator Barack Obama, will speak at the National Partnership for Women & Families 2008 Annual Luncheon.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/michelle-obama-address-clinton-women#comments Politics Barack Obama Bill Clinton Cheryl Mills Ellen Malcolm Hillary Clinton Michelle Obama National Partnership for Women & Families Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:25:19 -0400 Katharine Jose 70977 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/2008/emilys-list-trashes-naral-obama-endorsement

EMILY's List, which supports Hillary Clinton, reacts harshly to what it calls the "tremendously disrespectful" endorsement of Barack Obama by NARAL.

The following is a statement from EMILY’s List president Ellen R. Malcolm on NARAL’s endorsement in the Democratic presidential competition:  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/emilys-list-trashes-naral-obama-endorsement#comments Politics Barack Obama Ellen Malcolm EMILY's List Hillary Clinton NARAL Wed, 14 May 2008 15:01:04 -0400 Jason Horowitz 69229 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/2007/hillarys-woman-tour

After appearing on ABC's "The View" this morning, Hillary Clinton continued her estrogen -charged "Women Changing America" sweep through New York today by giving a speech at the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee luncheon at the Grand Central Hyatt.

"A lot of people took a chance on me," said Clinton about her senate run in a ballroom full of mostly women. "We now face a new question: Is America ready for a woman President."

"Is it easy to make history? Is it easy to change history? Of course not."

In introducing the candidate, Ellen Malcolm, the president of Emily's List, noted that Clinton was leading by more than 30 points in some polls, and enjoyed overwhelming support from women, especially in the primary state of New Hampshire.

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/hillarys-woman-tour#comments Politics Ellen Malcolm EMILY's List Hillary Clinton The View Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:55:31 -0400 Jason Horowitz 58855 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/31656 The Emily's List luncheon featuring Hillary Clinton that just ended in Washington had as its centerpiece a video depicting an inauguration in which an actor who looked a lot like John Roberts swore in a woman with short blond hair.

According to one attendee of the luncheon, Emily List's president, Ellen Malcolm presented the video to Mrs. Clinton "as a gift."

(Emily's List said it would be sending over the video in a few minutes. We'll update when it arrives.)

For her part, Mrs. Clinton reprised an old anecdote about her original decision to run for Senate in which a high school girls basketball captain urged her to "dare to compete."

Which she seems to have taken very much to heart. --Jason Horowitz

UPDATE: Here it is.

]]> http://www.observer.com/node/31656#comments Politics Ellen Malcolm Emily List EMILY's List Hillary Clinton Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:18:31 -0500 Observer Staff 31656 at http://www.observer.com