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HCC TO HOST FEMINIST SPEAKER MARY DALY

BRIDGEPORT- On Saturday, April 6, the Housatonic Community College Women’s Center will host noted feminist, author and professor, Mary Daly, who will speak on the importance of women’s studies’ programs

Mary Daly is now, as she has always been, a controversial figure. Beyond being a feminist icon, she is also a scholar of substantial achievement and the author of seven books and countless articles.

“It is a great honor to have someone of Mary Daly’s stature speaking on women’s issues at our college, ” said Linda Wolfson, co-chair of the Women’s Center.

Mary Daly received a doctorate in religion at the St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame Indiana, and received another two from the University of Fribourg, in Switzerland. Daly was an assistant professor at Boston College. Currently, she is lecture speaker touring the United States.

The event will be held in the Performing Arts Center at the HCC campus from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event is free and all are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information contact the Women’s Center at 332-5628.

With a five- year old campus in the heart of Connecticut’s largest city, Housatonic is one of the country’s fastest-growing public community colleges. Since it moved to the new downtown campus in 1997. HCC’s enrollment has increased 60 percent. According to the most recent statistics released by the Washington D.C- based American Association of Community Colleges, HCC was ranked among the nations 34 fastest growing public community colleges and was third in the Northeast.

In response to increased enrollments and changing workplace needs both regionally and nationally, HCC has increased the number of programs offered from 43 to 65 since moving to its new campus.