Category: Events
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Women’s History Month: Motivation Monday
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Motivation MondayTo kick off the last week of Women’s History Month, we’ve compiled a list of quotes about writing from women writers. Everyone has something worth saying, and writing is a powerful way to spread that voice and create a space for others to have a voice. “Cram your head with…
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Women’s History Month: Carrie Brownstein
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Carrie Brownstein~from Michaela Hayes Carrie Brownstein is a renaissance woman. In her 43 years of life she has pioneered a feminist movement, co-written an award-winning show, and written a memoir about the process of it all. Brownstein was born and raised in Washington where she stayed until after graduating from Evergreen…
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Women’s History Month: Carrie Brownstein
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Carrie Brownstein~from Michaela Hayes Carrie Brownstein is a renaissance woman. In her 43 years of life she has pioneered a feminist movement, co-written an award-winning show, and written a memoir about the process of it all. Brownstein was born and raised in Washington where she stayed until after graduating from Evergreen…
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Women’s History Month: Arundhati Roy
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Arundhati Roy“To me there is nothing higher than fiction. Nothing. It is fundamentally who I am. I am a teller of stories. For me, that’s the only way I can make sense of the world, with all the dance that it involves.” ~Arundhati Roy Arundhati Roy is an Indian author best…
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Women’s History Month: Janelle Monàe
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Janelle Monàe~from Michaela Hayes Janelle Monàe is a singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, actress, and model, born on December 1, 1985. She was born and raised in the slums of Kansas City, Kansas (KCK) to working class parents. Her musical career began in the late 90’s, when she moved to New…
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Women’s History Month: Tarana Burke
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Tarana BurkeTarana Burke is a civil rights activist, known for being the first to use the phrase “me too” to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of sexual abuse and assault. Born and raised in New York, Burke started her activism work early, becoming involved in working to improve the lives of…
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Women’s History Month: Motivation Monday
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Motivation Monday“A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” -Eleanor Roosevelt “I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in…
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Women’s History Month: Greta Gerwig
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Greta Gerwig~from Michaela Hayes Greta Gerwig is a 34 year old actress, writer, and director, known most recently for writing and directing the critically acclaimed film Lady Bird. Lady Bird was her solo directorial debut, but she collaborated and acted in several other films prior, such as Frances Ha, Greenberg, and…
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Women’s History Month: International Women’s Day
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Read More: Women’s History Month: International Women’s DayInternational Women’s Day 2018: The Time is Now “This International Women’s Day, UN Women celebrates the rural and urban activists who have transformed the lives of women around the world. From grassroots campaigns to global movements, women’s activism over the decades has paved the way for women’s rights and a…
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Women’s History Month: Essential Texts (an incomplete list, in no particular order)
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Read More: Women’s History Month: Essential Texts (an incomplete list, in no particular order)The English department communications team got together and brainstormed a list of books we feel are essential reads. What we quickly realized is this list could easily be 500 books long, so we agreed to stop at 30 and include a few links to other interesting reading lists. Some of…