Fran Solomon, Ph.D.

Fran teaches environmental biology at the University of British Columbia. She has been active in the National Organization for Women (NOW) for 37 years. She is a fellow of the Association for Women In Science (AWIS), a founder of the Seattle chapter and a member of the national and local boards of AWIS. She also serves on the board of Washington NOWPAC. She is a co-author of "Woman, Assert Yourself".

Terry Folsom, Ph.D.

Terry has the good fortune to have married Fran and shares an office with her at UBC. Terry prefers to check the "none of the above" box when asked about gender. Terry has been a member of Emerald City since 2005 and is attending Esprit for the second time. Her specialties are Artificial Intelligence and Machine Vision.

Fran and Terry present:

Feminism 101

Topics to be covered include:

• What is feminism?
• History of American feminism
• Religion and feminism
• Benefits of feminism to men and women
• Sex discrimination is alive and well
• Violence as a tool of female subjugation
• Cross-dressing reveals misogyny
• Personal experiences with cross-dressing
• Why the planet needs feminism