>Noted Feminist Author Gloria Steinem to speak at University of Toledo
>College of Law on Monday, October 1st at 8:00p.m. in the Law Center
>Auditorium
>
>The College of Law and the Humanities Institute of The University of
>Toledo will present the Twentieth Annual Cannon Lecture on Monday
>October 1st at 8 p.m. in the College of Law Auditorium. Gloria
>Steinem, author, lecturer and co-founder of Ms. Magazine will deliver
>this year's speech. Her speech will focus on several major issues
>that the feminist movement faces in the 21st century. Steinem has
>said the first 150 years of feminism were about establishing women's
>legal identity, while the next wave of feminism is about social
>equality.
>
>Gloria Steinem is recognized as one of the foremost organizers of the
>modern women's movement. She has been described as someone who has the
>ability to popularize feminist issues to a wide audience. Steinem's
>name is synonymous with the advancement of women's social equality in
>this country. She is the author of several books including Revolution
>from Within and Moving Beyond Words, a collection of essays that are
>useful in understanding the rationale behind today's feminist movement.
>In The importance of Un-learning, for instance, Steinem discusses the
>negative aspects of a sexist educational system. Steinem states we need
>to unlearn some of our respect for education, since it has undermined
>our respect for ourselves. It's worth taking a little time to demystify
>it.
>
>Ms. Steinem, who spent her childhood in Toledo, Ohio, graduated from
>Waite High School and magna cum laude from Smith College where she
>received her B.A. degree in Education. She is co-founder of the Ms.
>Foundation for Women, and a founding member of the Coalition of Labor
>Union Women.
>
>We are honored to welcome Ms. Steinem back to Toledo as a College of
>Law Cannon Lecturer, said Phillip Closius, Dean of the College of
>Law. Ms. Steinem defines what a Cannon Lecture Series Speaker
>exemplifies a person with a unique perspective on the development
>of the law and its relationship with societal and cultural change
>generally.
>
>The Cannon Lecture series was established in 1980 in memory of former
>Toledo attorney Joseph A. Cannon through a generous gift from his
>family and friends. The lecture series is intended to provide an
>opportunity for the College of Law, the Humanities Institute, the
>University and the greater Toledo community to host individuals of
>national prominence who, in discussing questions of law and society,
>will emphasize the humanistic dimension as well as the limitations of
>our legal system.
>
>For more information on the free, public talk, call the UT College of
>Law Alumni, & Communications Office at (419) 530-2628, 530-2712 or by
>e-mail at law.alumni at utoledo.edu