Women's History Month – The Shoulders We Stand On: Women as Agents of Change
Louise Bernikow
Tuesday, 02 Mar 2004 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Louise Bernikow is an activist, author, editor and feminist scholar who will discuss the history of women's activism in this country, with anecdotes and provocative questions about race, sexual preference, and ethnicity. She was a Fulbright scholar and a pioneer of women's studies. She is the author of six books, including Among Women, The World Split Open and The American Women's Almanac: An Inspiring and Irreverent Women's History which was published in association with the National Women's History Project.
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Lecture Etiquette
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