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Future of Feminism Panel Hosted by Public Square
2004-04-07
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Hosted by The Public Square, Eleanor Smeal, the Feminist Majority Foundation President, was the keynote guest for a debate titled 'We've Come a Long Way, But Where are We Headed? The Legacy and Future of Feminism' April 1 at the Harold Washington Library. Pictured, from left, are the panelists: Mary Morten, the first African American to serve as the mayor's liaison to the gay community and the past president of the Chicago Foundation for Women; Barbara Ransby of Public Square; Beth Richie, head of African American Studies at UIC; Smeal; and Lisa Jervis, creator and editor of Bitch Magazine. A big focus was on the upcoming March for Women's lives in Washington, D.C. Photo by Tracy Baim |
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