Simmons College Celebrates Annual International Women’s Day March 8th

BOSTON (February 25, 2002) – Simmons College will host Boston’s annual International Women’s Day March 8th, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Simmons College Conference Center, 300 The Fenway. This event is open to the public, and has a suggested donation of $5.

Laura Prieto, Simmons assistant professor of history and women’s studies, will deliver the lecture, "Raising Awareness and Empowering Women Through Visual Arts," which will be followed by a panel discussion.

Simmons has been selected to be the official Boston site of this celebration for the past four years and has annually attracted more than 100 women from the Boston area. The Simmons College Institute for Leadership and Change is co-sponsoring this event with more than 25 grass-roots women’s organizations.

For more information contact Diane Hammer at 617-521-2480. Note to reporters: contact Katie Fiermonti in the public relations office, 617-521-2369, if you want to cover the event.

Simmons College is a nationally recognized, small, private, predominantly women’s university in the heart of Boston. It has undergraduate programs for women and graduate programs for men and women.

CONTACT

Katie Fiermonti
617-521-2369

 

 

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