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Page 1: Girls Who Run Cornell

GIRLS WHO RUN CORNELL TAKING GIRL POWER TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL

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F rom Hi l la r y C l in ton to Mar i s sa Mayer to T ina Fey, women have proven t ime and aga in tha t when they are in charge , they to ta l l y k i ck ass . Ye t in a re -[]f l � k lm\q � [gf\m[ l]\ �Zq �Hj af[] lgf�k �K l]]j af_ �;geea l -l ]] �gf �Oge]f�k � d ]Y\]j k` ah $ � l`] �h]j []f lY_] �g ^ �oge]f�af �` a_` %hjg ^ a d ] � d ]Y\]j k` ah � jg d]k �gf � [Yehmk �\][ d af]\�^ jge�+)&, �h]j []f l � lg �)/&) �h]j []f l � af � l`] �*(((k �Y dgf] &��What?!� L`]k] � k lY l a k l a [ k �Y j] � k [Yj q& � �O] �Y l �;gjf] d d �\gf� l�oYfl � lg � d ] l � l`] �hj]k]f[] �g ^ � k l jgf_ � ^]eYd] � d]Y\]j k` ah�k d ah �YoYq �`]j] �gf � l`] �@ a d d & � Kg �K dgh] �E]\ aY �Zj af_k �qgm�k]n]f �g ^ � l`] �egk l � af ^ dm]f l aY d $ � keYj l $ �Yf\ � [gehd] l] d q�Yo]kge]� dY\q � d]Y\]j k �gf � [Yehmk & � �@gh]^m d d q$ � l` a k�^]Y lmj] �o a d d � af kh a j] �g l`]j �oge]f� lg � [`Yk] �Y ^ l] j � d ]Y\ -e r sh ip ro les dur ing the i r year s here—and encourage men no t to s tand in the i r ways!

//by Dani Kellner

Introduction

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Jordana Gilman

Dani Gredoña

Fiona Ismail

Meril Pothen

Lauren Ritter

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Lindsay Wershaw E[C]fra]�KmddanYf

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Celeste Cirillo-Penn Clara Freeman

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Oal`�Ydd�g^�l`ak�hjg_j]kk�af�eaf\$�it allowed Emily to kick-start her hjgb][l� g^� ?]f\]j� Af[dmkan]� @gmk-ing and the Ally Ambassador Pro-_jYe$� ja_`l� YoYq� Yk� Hj]ka\]fl� g^�Haven, her senior year. With the `]dh� g^� Na[]� Hj]ka\]fl� KmkYf�Emj-h`q�/+$� H`<�1,� Yf\� l`]� Klm\]fl�Assembly, Gender Inclusive Hous-af_�oYk�hYkk]\�^gj�l`]�f]pl�k[`ggd�q]Yj$�gh]f�^gj�Ydd�hjg_jYe�`gmk]k�Yf\�Y� ^]o� khglk� gf�O]kl� ;Yehmk&

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