"Lilly" Movie Screening
Jean Kilbourne will deliver an introduction to “Lilly”, a powerful film based on the true story of Lilly Ledbetter, an Alabama tire factory supervisor whose goal is to lift her family into the middle class.
Free. Co-sponsored by the departments of Health & Society and Women & Gender Studies. This event is part of the Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality's 55th Anniversary Gala Celebration.
Jean Kilbourne is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking work on the image of women in advertising and for her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco advertising. In the late 1960s, she began her exploration of the connection between advertising and several public health issues, including violence against women, eating disorders, and addiction, and launched a movement to promote media literacy to prevent these problems. She is president of the National Women's Hall of Fame and was inducted in 2015. Her documentary series, Killing Us Softly, explores the gender stereotypes in advertising, and is one of the most popular educational films of all time.
Robert F. Stoico / FIRSTFED Charitable Grand Reading Room Claire T. Carney Library
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