The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women honored Viriginia Hochman as one of 100 Unsung Heroines of 2010 in May at the State House in Boston.

Virginia Hochman is an amazing woman and an inspiration to everyone at The Women's Center.

Virginia was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in November 1915. She has been an outstanding front desk volunteer for The Women's Center since 2003.

In 2005 she received Outstanding Volunteer of the Year for her work at The Women's Center, but the reason TWC nominated her as an Unsung Heroine is her remarkable accomplishments over the past 94 years as a woman, a mother of three children, a business woman, teacher and an upstanding citizen who still volunteers in her community.

She was a dedicated teacher for 42 years in New Bedford, retiring the year after her son, at the age of 80. When Virginia lost her beloved husband, she wanted to find something meaningful to do with her time. She answered an ad for volunteers at The Women's Center in her local newspaper in 2003, and has been making a difference at The Women's Center ever since.

Virginia Hochman is an exceptional woman who says, "everybody has a story - and nobody can do better than the best they can." Virginia continues to do her best and The Women's Center is honored to have this "Unsung Heroine of Massachusetts" as a dedicated and committed volunteer at The Women's Center.