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About: Gloria Blackwell

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Gloria is AAUW’s Director of Fellowships, Grants and International Programs. She is responsible for the oversight and management of AAUW’s annual $3.7 million fellowships and grants programs, as well as management of the NSF-funded National Girls’ Collaborative Program. Gloria manages relationships with AAUW’s international partners, such as AAUW states and CARE, Inc. Her professional background includes long-term engagement at the Institute of International Education, and positions as a Peace Corps staff member and Volunteer in Africa, where she has travelled extensively. Gloria received a master’s degree from George Washington University and graduated from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University after studying in Paris. First and foremost Gloria is committed to supporting opportunities for improving the conditions of women and girls globally--in her professional and personal life.

Posts by Gloria Blackwell:

• February 16, 2012, Remembering Henrietta Lacks, the Woman behind HeLa Cells

• February 9, 2012, From AAUW Fellow to MSNBC Host

• December 9, 2011, Human Rights Are Women’s Rights

• December 6, 2011, Let There Be Peace (for Women) on Earth

• November 23, 2011, If a Woman Is Doing Her Laundry, Don’t Rape Her

• November 9, 2011, I Like Your Butt in Those Shorts

• October 20, 2011, We Are Tired of Being Raped.

• August 29, 2011, I Am Sexy Glamorous. I Am 10.

• August 12, 2011, No Room for Old Men

• August 8, 2011, All-China Meets AAUW

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