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Activism and the Academy: Opening Remarks by Janet Jakobsen

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BCRW Director Janet Jakobsen delivers opening remarks at Activism and the Academy: Celebrating 40 Years of Feminist Scholarship and Action, a two-day conference held in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Barnard Center for Research on Women. Jakobsen reflects on the importance of honoring the past by focusing on the present and future, when “feminist ideas and actions could not be more crucial.”

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