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obin Wright is best known for her por-
trayal of steely presidential spouse Claire
Underwood on the Netfix series House
of Cards—a woman obsessed with the pursuit of
power.
Away from the camera, she's a businesswoman,
an activist—and an altruist. Last year, she co-
founded Pour Les Femmes, a sleepwear company that
channels its profts to organizations helping women
and children harmed by Congo's long history of war
and violence.
Wright has worked as an activist on Con-
go issues for more than a decade, speak-
ing out against the use of confict
minerals in consumer electronics and
against rape as a weapon of war. With
Pour Les Femmes, she's partnered
with designer Karen Fowler, a long-
time friend, to create a line of stylish,
comfortable pajamas. Te profts will
go to support Synergie des Femmes
and Action Kivu, which provide voca-
tional training, health care, education,
and mental health services to victims
of violence in the region.
"We decided to make it a giveback
company because I was involved with
this crisis in Congo for women," Wright
told the Hollywood Reporter. "So we
thought, why don't we take this prod-
uct that women are going to love to
buy, and they know that every time
they buy one of our items, it's going
to help a woman with a sustainable
life."
Why sleepwear? Because, Wright
says, it's associated with safety and
comfort, which she believes are basic
human rights.
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