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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In essence, we're being paid to deliver – free – accessible books to all students with print disabilities in the United States for the next five years. Our work in Liberia, funded by the State Department in support of the Truth Commission (TRC) continues. I bet you're wondering what we must accomplish.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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Organizations like Room to Read , the Poetry Foundation , and Books in Homes USA work to promote literacy and the significance of literary works in our society - support their work today, bookworms! She took it a step further in 2016 by becoming only the second woman of color elected to serve in the United States Senate.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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As a feminist, and as a feminine feminist, I truly believe that we don't do a very good job in the United States of believing that you can lead by serving, and I think the United States needs to think deeply about being in service of the rest of the world." Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women.

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