Essay Contest

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Stanford and *Ms.* Magazine Essay Contest

Join the conversation on the future of feminism in celebration of the
40th anniversary of *Ms. *magazine.  Stanford University and *Ms.
*magazine invite you to enter an essay contest.



·Check out 40 iconic *Ms.* covers from four decades of feminist
reporting.

·Write a 150-word essay that reflects on how it captured an era or
moment, or how it may have shaped your own life.

·Ten $100 cash prizes will be awarded for the best short essays.
Entries will be judged on originality, vision, awareness of feminist issues
and quality of expression.

·Winning essays will be displayed alongside the *Ms.* covers on the
Stanford campus in January 2012.

The essay contest is open to everyone.  Contest runs from August 1–October
15, 2011.  Click here to learn more
(http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/msat40/).


Save the date – January 26, 2012 – for the anniversary symposium at Stanford
featuring Gloria Steinem.  Click here to visit the event page:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/gender/msat40/conference2012.html