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MEDIA CONTACT: Anthony Center for Women's Leadership (585) 275-8799
March 23, 2001
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, in 207 Schlegel Hall on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Businesswoman and author Jane Plitt will be giving a lecture at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, in 207 Schlegel Hall on the University of Rochester's River Campus.
Plitt's lecture, titled "Using Business for Social Change: The Harper Way," details the business vision of Martha Matilda Harper, a local 19th century female entrepreneur who created the first retail franchise in America. Plitt will also discuss what Harper hoped to accomplish for working-class women through her franchises.
Harper is the subject of a book by Plitt, titled Martha Matilda Harper and the American Dream: How One Woman Changed the Face of Modern Business, which was published in May of last year.
Through her experiences as a local businesswoman, Plitt has worked to assure equality for women in the workplace. She was instrumental in opening membership to women in the Jaycees and other service organizations, including Rotary and Kiwanis. Plitt is a visiting scholar at the Anthony Center for Women's Leadership at the University.
Plitt's lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. This program is co-sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies, the Simon Business Women's Forum, and the Anthony Center for Women's Leadership. For more information, contact the Anthony Center at (585) 275-8799.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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