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Social issues – Souljah

We Are At War Sister Souljah 1994 – Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Cheyney PA  I realize that most of you have become acquainted with me through a 30-second sound bite, or a 3-second sound bite on the news, and there have been a lot of confusing things that...

Social issues – Roosevelt

On Public Libraries Eleanor Roosevelt April 1, 1936 – The District of Columbia Library Association, Washington DC   It has been a great pleasure to be here this evening and to hear all the things that have been said about libraries in the district and in...

Womens lives – Faludi

Betrayal of the American Man Susan Faludi October 14, 1999 – Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco CA  Let me start by asking a question: What is a woman doing writing about men in jeopardy, and worse, a feminist woman? In the past six years, as I have...

Science – Jones

Investing in Technology Anita K. Jones June 9, 1994 – First Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, Loews L’Efant Plaza Hotel, Washington, DC  Thank you Dr. Borg. It is indeed a pleasure and an honor to be the keynote speaker at the 1st...

Science – Widnall

Digits of Pi Sheila Widnall April 26, 2000 – SE Regional NAE Meeting, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA  In a seminar with faculty colleagues last week, we were discussing the information content of a string of numbers–OK so it was a slow day....

Science – Geller

Sense of Wonder Margaret Geller June 6, 1995 – Literary Exercises of Phi Beta Kappa, Sanders Theatre at Harvard Commencement, Cambridge MA  Thank you. Like Harvard, Phi Beta Kappa is older than the United States. The original chapter was founded at William and...