Alumnae Newsmakers (page 9)
In the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Receives Medal of Freedom from President Biden, Per Los Angeles Times, CNN, and Washington Post
President Joe Biden introduced Giffords as “one of the most courageous people I have ever known,” the Times reported.
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Spotlight on Alumnae: Julia Cost 鈥�09 Transforms Her 鈥淗appy Place鈥� Into an Art Career
Cost sews her own sample garments with self-designed fabrics and dances in them to show her Instagram sewing clients how the fabrics move.
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In the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Urges Congress to Take Action on Gun Control, USA Today Reports
“Now is the time to come together [and] be responsible,” Giffords said. “. . . The nation’s counting on you.”
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In the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Wears Orange for National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Newsweek Reports
“Today, I #WearOrange on Gun Violence Awareness Day in honor of Hadiya Pendleton and every victim of gun violence,” Giffords wrote.
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In the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 “Horrified” by Gun Violence Inaction, MSN and People Report
“Gun violence is a uniquely American problem鈥揳nd it is now the leading cause of death for American children,” Giffords told MSN.
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In the Media: Meg Foley ’04 Explores Gender and Parenting Through Dance, Public Source Reports
Meg Foley ’04’s Blood Baby, an artistic project centered on gender and queer parenthood, will be part of the Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s fall 2023 season.
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In the Media: NPR, LAist Mourn Passing of Rosemary Radford Ruether ’58
Rosemary Radford Ruether ’58, one of the founders of feminist theology, died at the age of 85.
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In the Media: Carrie Young ’22 Discusses College Lessons Learned with CalMatters
The time Young took away from school during the pandemic, she explains, helped reshape her view of what her educational experience could be.
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In the Media: CNN Films Developing Documentary About Gabby Giffords ’93, Deadline and Variety Report
CNN Films is developing a documentary about former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords ’93.
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In the Media: Liz Lee ’02 Discusses Student Debt’s Impact on Women with MSNBC
Liz Lee ’02, chair of the Alumnae Leadership Council (ALC), discussed student debt’s disproportionate impact on women, particularly women of color, with MSNBC.
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