Teresa Heinz Kerry’s two marriages bring together two American political traditions, the Republican Heinz family and the Democratic Kerry family, and shows how good people in both parties have common ground. Much of her philanthropic effort has focused on two areas: the environment, and women’s health and economic security. Since 1996, Teresa Heinz Kerry brings these two issues together in an annual conference called the “Conference on Women’s Health & the Environment,” held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. In preparation for this year’s conference, Teresa is participating in a blogtour, a relatively new concept where she participates in a series of mini-interviews with bloggers around the country on the subject of women’s health and the environment. Culture Kitchen has been chosen to be the first stop on the blogtour. At each stop Teresa will answer a different set of questions coming from different perspectives. Culture Kitchen is a national/international blog covering politics and culture and has been called "a sociologist's dream" by a Pacifica Radio host in Texas. Please join us on this blogtour by visiting Culture Kitchen. The full blogtour schedule is posted at the end of the interview.