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Commission on Women Kenote Speaker Co-sponsorships
The Commission on Women has a tradition of co-sponsoring a speaker for Women's Week together with the Women's Resource Center and Campus Activities Council Convocations Committee. Here are some recent speakers the CW helped bring to campus. 2005 Nadine Strossen Spoke on "Current Challenges to Civil Liberties" 2004 Jean Kilbourne "Deadly Persuasion: Advertising & Addiction" 2003 Sandra Steingraber Ecologist, author, cancer survivor and recognized expert on the envrionmental links to cancer and reproductive health 2002 Christy Hauberger Founder of Latina magazine 2001 Luong Ung Author of First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000 Regina Barrecca Spoke on Women & Humor 1999 Winona LaDuke Native American activist & advocate for environmental, women's, and children's rights 1998 Camille Cooper Center for WNBA team New York Liberty 1997 Rebecca Walker Founder of Third Wave Direct Action Corporation, a national non-profit organization devoted to cultivating young women's leadership and activism 1996 Marcia Gillespie Editor of Ms. Magazine 1995 Sarah Weddington Lawyer for Roe v. Wade, spoke on Constitutional implications of the case 1994 Donna Farrato (in October) Photo Journalist documenting domestic violence 1993 Wilma Mankiller Spoke on Women's Leadership in the U. S. |
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