One was the first woman to serve as White House press secretary for a Republican president -- and only the second woman ever in that high-profile position.

The other was the first African-American woman to run a presidential campaign -- Al Gore's in 2000...

“Choosing to be loved is not a career limiting decision.”

That was one piece of advice that Fox News anchor and former White House press secretary Dana Perino offered the young women gathered at a WeWork coworking space in Washington, D.C. on Monday.

With plastic cups of wine and finger food set against the glaringly colorful office space, women shared advice, mingled, and heard from other women who had already navigated some of the twists and turns of their professional lives...