Archive for December 2006

Life in Combat Boots: A “Girly-Girl” Joins the Army

Dec 15th, 2006 | By Jody L Weymouth | Category: Personal Growth, Society, Uncategorized

I am not sure when I decided that I wanted to do something “good” with my life. I do remember watching an Indiana Jones movie with a childhood friend, but I’m sure there must have been another influence besides this movie. My friend and I would often discuss going to a poor country, living in [...]

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Prostitution: What’s Going On?: Exhibit, Women’s Library

Dec 15th, 2006 | By Ada Mau | Category: Arts & Culture, Feminism, History

The latest exhibition at the Women’s Library, “Prostitution: What’s Going on?” marks the centenary of the death of Josephine Butler (1828–1906), the Victorian social reformer who fought for the rights of prostitutes. The question “What’s going on?” aims to prompt debates on the complex issues surrounding prostitution today.

Prostitution is probably one of the oldest “professions” [...]

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