Outside the Box: Women, Politics and Media
Lynn Sherr
Tuesday, 28 Nov 2006 at 7:30 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Lynn Sherr, the Fall 2006 Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics Mary Louise Smith Scholar, is an award-winning investigative reporter for ABC News 20/20. She was previously a national correspondent for ABCNEWS, where she covered a wide range of stories, everything from the Democratic and Republican conventions to NASA Space Shuttle missions. She just published Outside the Box: A Memoir, and is also the author of Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words and Tall Blondes, and co-author of Susan B. Anthony Slept Here: A Guide to American Women's Landmarks. Sherr graduated from Wellesley College, where she now serves as a trustee.Cosponsored By:
- Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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