Carlow University
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| For Immediate Release |
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University Communications & External Relations |
| March 14, 2012 |
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Drew Wilson |
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Director, Media Relations |
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412-578-2095 (phone) |
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412-260-6807 (cell) |
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agwilson@carlow.edu |
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| Carlow University Hosts Speaker on Redefining Girlhood |
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Davidson College Professor Jessica Taft to Speak for Women's History Month
Pittsburgh, Pa. - In honor of Women's History Month, Carlow University presents Redefining Girlhood: Teenage Activists and Contemporary Feminisms by Jessica Taft on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in Kresge Theatre, located on the fifth floor of Grace Library, on the Carlow campus.
Taft is an assistant professor of sociology at Davidson College and the author of Rebel Girls: Youth Activism and Social Change Across the Americas. In addition to her book, she has published articles on teenage girls' conceptions of politics, competing discourses of girl power, peer-driven political socialization processes among activist youth, and how U.S. girls' organizations construct the relationship between girls and the public sphere.
This presentation is sponsored by: the Women's Studies Program, Cultural Theory/Historical Practices Lecture Series, the History Department, the Office of Diversity Initiatives, and co-sponsored by: Chatham University, the Rachel Carson Institute, the Institute for Women in Politics, and the University of Pittsburgh's Women's Study program.
For more information please contact: Katie Hogan at (412) 578-6391 or kjhogan@carlow.edu.
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About Carlow University
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carlow University was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1929. Offering both undergraduate and graduate programs, Carlow University is a comprehensive master's institution dedicated to learner-centered education at the collegiate levels and at the elementary school level in the Campus School of Carlow University.
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