Girl Rising: A Film and Discussion
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From Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins comes Girl Rising, an innovative feature film about girls around the world who are striving beyond circumstances and pushing past their limits. Their remarkable stories affirm the power of education to change a girl — and the world. Underwritten by Booz Allen Hamilton Speakers: Richard E. Robbins, Tom Yellin, Pamela Reeves, Mona Eltahawy, Shabana Basij-Rasikh, Peggy Clark
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