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Author of "Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Worker's Rights at Wal-Mart" Speaking at USM

April 8, 2005

As Westbrook struggles to decide whether or not to allow Wal-Mart to build, and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. struggles with shrinking rates of growth and sales, the University of Southern Maine is hosting a lecture by Liza Featherstone, author of "Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Worker's Rights at Wal-Mart."

Featherstone's free lecture and book signing will take place from 2:45-4 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, on the 7th Floor of USM's Glickman Library, Forest Ave., Portland.

Featherstone, who says Maine has the highest number of Wal-Mart stores per capita in the United States, has followed from the beginning the Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. class action suit representing 1.4 million women.

This lecture is sponsored by USM's Women's Studies Program and Gender Studies Student Organization, ME NOW, Portland NOW, and the United Food and Clerical Workers. For more information, call 780-4862.

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