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Happy Birthday Mrs. Leakey

February 5, 2013by Val Sanford Leave a comment

Mary Douglas Nicol was born 100 years ago on February 6, 1913, in London, England to Erskine Edward Nicol and Cecilia Marion (Frere) Nicol.  She was expelled from two Catholic Schools and was […]

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Anthropology, Community, education, Famous Women, Politics, women, Work

Megan Kamerick: Women should represent women in media | Video on TED.com

June 29, 2012by Val Sanford Leave a comment

Megan Kamerick, President of Journalism and Women Symposium (JAWS).  In her short Ted Talk, she challenges the notion that balanced journalism doesn’t need women writers, editors or role models. She […]

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Politics, press, women

VIDEO: The Elizabeth Warren Quote Every American Needs To Hear

September 28, 2011by Val Sanford 1 Comment

                      VIDEO: The Elizabeth Warren Quote Every American Needs To Hear.   I was making this very argument to a […]

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Maajid Nawaz: A global culture to fight extremism | Video on TED.com

July 17, 2011by Val Sanford 1 Comment

Fantastic talk on the power of hatred, and what we can do to combat it.  Take 17 minutes and listen. TED Talks Why do transnational extremist organizations succeed where democratic […]

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CEO of Whole Foods gives up chairman title – The Boston Globe

December 28, 2009by Val Sanford 1 Comment

This past summer, I wrote about the insane comments of the CEO of Whole Foods re: healtcare in America.  Today, he resigned.  Why?  As a result of intense pressure from […]

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General, Health Care, Politics

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