An Unreasonable Woman – Diane Wilson

By Ryan Clover-Owens | April 18, 2012

Portrait by Robert Shetterly, from his portrait series Americans Who Tell the Truth. When Diane Wilson, fourth-generation shrimp-boat captain and mother of five, learns that she lives in the most polluted county in the United States, she decides to fight back. She launches a campaign against a multibillion-dollar corporation that has been covering up spills,…

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Girls Like Us – Rachel Lloyd

By Ryan Clover-Owens | March 9, 2012

I just saw Rachel Lloyd speak at Cornell. She as inspiring and powerful. Her strength and passion is inspiring. In celebration of International Women’s Day–and in recognition of Rachel Lloyd’s recent visit to Ithaca, we’ve just got her new book, Girls Like Us.

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