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Women's History Month

Women's History Month in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Celebrates: Kathleen George

Kathleen George (A&S ‘63) is a fiction writer and current professor in the Theatre Arts department in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, George earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Pittsburgh in 1963, followed by her MA and PhD in theatre arts in 1966 and 1975 respectively. She also earned her MFA in creative writing in 1988. Before working at Pitt, she taught theatre at Carlow College for eight years.

Women's History Month in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Celebrates: Wangari Maathai

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Wangari Maathai (A&S ‘65G) was born in Kenya in 1940. She made her way to the U.S. through a program initiated by the late Kenyan politician Tom Mboya and then U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy. Their goal was to help students in African nations gain access to education. The JP. Kennedy Jr. Foundation funded the program, and Maathai was one of more than 300 students to receive a scholarship. She attended Mount St.