News: Women's Research Institute of Nevada
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Technologist Missy Young will address aspiring women leaders at June 7 event.
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Jenna Morton will address next generation of Nevada leaders June 8 at UNLV.
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Dr. Kate Zhong, senior director of clinical research and development for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, to address next generation of Nevada leaders June 9 at UNLV.
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Jacquelline Cobb Fuller, director of Google.org, to address next generation of state leaders at June 4 Women’s Research Institute of Nevada event.
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UNLV English instructor Brittany Bronson named a New York Times opinion writer. Plus new books on Nevada history and women in the workforce.
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Professor Joanne Goodwin's project is filling a gap in the history of Las Vegas. Learn more about the documentary series 'MAKERS: Women in Nevada History.'
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Public invited to meet UNLV historians, archivists, and subjects of new book on pioneering women who shifted boundaries of women's employment in Las Vegas.
![Claudine Williams, Dr. Carol Harter and Kitty Rodman](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/D-64922_03_0.jpg?itok=tlcigLEu)
Three-part documentary exploring the advancement of women in the state over the past 100 years to air on Vegas PBS.
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From ending discriminatory practices to shedding light on education and social issues, Nevada women have challenged the status quo and made Nevada a better place.
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Title IX, passed in 1972, prohibits sexual discrimination in education and affords equal opportunities in athletics.