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SUMMARY:Protest, Power & Perseverance: Women in the Civil Rights Movement
DESCRIPTION:
 Hear from local women who were active in the Civil 
 Rights Movement and detailed accounts of 
 women's roles in the fight for equality. Often 
 women's stories are omitted from 1960s activism. 
 Join the MSU Women's Resource Center, 
 Center for Gender in Global Context and American 
 Association of University Women (AAUW) for 
 a glimpse into women's contributions to civil 
 rights in the United States. Panelists: Dr. 
 Freya Anderson Rivers, author of "Swallowed 
 Tears: A Memoir" and first black woman to enroll 
 at Louisiana State in 1964; Jewell Debnam, 
 PhD Candidate, Michigan State University, 
 Department of History; Dr. Eva Evans, 24th International 
 President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 
 Inc., and past Chairman of the Michigan 
 Department of Civil Rights; Carmen Benavides, 
 Retired Lansing School District Principal. 
 Refreshments provided. This event is FREE and 
 open to all, but RSVP is required, email wrc@msu.edu 
 or call 517-353-1635. \n\n
 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: MSU Women's Resource Center\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://wrc.msu.edu\n
 Contact name: Women's Resource Center\n
 Contact phone: 353-1635\n
 Contact email: wrc@msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 http://wrc.msu.edu/events/index.html\n
LOCATION:International Center, Room 303
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