American journalist and author Cokie Roberts speaks to a ballroom full of people at the Iowa Women’s Foundation in the Coralville Marriot on Monday. Roberts is a political commentator for ABC News and NPR who was been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame and considered by the American Women in Radio and Television as one of the 50-greatest women in broadcasting. Roberts was also named a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress in 2009, and she was written several bestseller books with husband Steven V. Roberts. She was the keynote speaker at the Iowa Women’s Foundation luncheon, which celebrated the achievement of women making a difference in Iowa and nationwide. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)