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The Future of the #MeToo Movement

Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

From Reed College's website: The #MeToo movement appeared to erupt and spread like a wildfire, suddenly revealing and then burning down serial predators' careers. But decades of effort prepared the way -- and there's still a long way to go before it's over. Award-winning journalist E.J. Graff, who has covered the women's movement and sexual harassment for decades, offers her perspective on what led to the #MeToo moment -- and what needs to happen next. E.J. Graff is an author, journalist, commentator, and editor who has been reporting on gender & sexuality since dinosaurs roamed the earth. Her work appears in such publications as The New York Times Magazine, Vice Magazine, Politico, The Nation, and Mother Jones. She is managing editor of The Monkey Cage, a political science…

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Visiting Writers Series: Madeline ffitch

Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

From Reed College's website: Madeline ffitch writes and organizes in Appalachian Ohio. She was a founding member of the punk theater company, The Missoula Oblongata, and is the author of the story collection, Valparaiso, Round the Horn. Her writing is featured or forthcoming at Tin House, Guernica, Electric Literature, Granta, Vice, and Big Big Wednesday. Her first novel, Stay and Fight, will be out from Farrar, Straus and Giroux in Spring 2019. Free and open to the public. Eliot Hall, Chapel

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