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Women's History Month

Grab your American Girl Doll and head to the Heinz History Center!

The Dietrich School is partnering with the Heinz History Center for American Girlhood: A Window into History. The event centers around American Girl dolls and includes a book talk with three American Girl book series authors, a tea party, paper doll making, and much more!
 
Guests are invited to bring their own American Girl Dolls with them. You will also be able to see girlhood-inspired artifacts in the Detre Library and Archives among other events.

Get out of your reading rut during Women's History Month with these books from Dietrich faculty and staff

Looking for your next read during Women's History month? Here’s a list of recent publications from some of the wonderful Dietrich School faculty and staff:
 

Buddhism in Court by Cuilan Liu, an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies.

Women's History Month in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Celebrates: Yvonne B. Miller

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Yvonne B. Miller (A&S ’73G) was the first black woman to serve in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly. Miller was the eldest of 13 children and when she was young, her family relocated to Norfolk, Virginia where she attended the then-segregated public schools.

Women's History Month in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Celebrates: Rebecca Skloot

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Pitt Alumnae, Rebecca Skloot (A&S ‘07G), became a best-selling author in 2010 when she published her first book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Skloot is a science writer and attended Portland Community College to become a Veterinary Technician. She received her Bachelor's in biological sciences from Colorado State University, and her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Pittsburgh.

Women's History Month in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Celebrates: Zelda Rubinstein

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Pittsburgh native, Zelda Rubinstein, was an actress best known for her roles in the Poltergeist films, Teen Witch, and Sixteen Candles. She was also an outspoken activist for people with dwarfism and the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Rubenstein won a scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh where she earned her Bachelor’s in bacteriology and became a sister of the Phi Sigma Sigma sorority. At 25 she moved to California where she attended the University of California, Berkley, and decided to pursue acting.

Women's History Month in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Celebrates: Bridget Keown

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Women's History Month in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Celebrates: Dr. Rachel Bezanson

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Observational astronomer, Dr. Rachel Bezanson is an Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh and member of the UNCOVER program. Dr. Bezanson earned her bachelor’s degree in astronomy from Barnard College in 2003 and her PhD from Yale. She was also awarded the Hubble Postdoctoral Fellowship from The University of Arizona in 2013 and the H.N. Russel Postdoctoral Fellowship from Princeton in 2016.

Women's History Month in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Celebrates: Delanie Jenkins

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Delanie Jenkins is an Associate Professor in the Department of Studio Arts in the Dietrich School and a member of the Pittsburgh Water Collaboratory. She earned her BA in Art and Performance from the University of Texas at Dallas and her MFA in Sculpture from the University of Colorado at Boulder.