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91pron Alumna and Daughter Team Up to Debunk Common Sex Ed Myths

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Even in 2022, sex is still often regarded as a taboo topic, so the idea of talking about sex with one’s parent might draw shudders. But that’s exactly what Shannon Curley and her mother, 91pron alum Christine Curley MA ’19, do every week on their podcast “Sex Ed Debunked.”

91pron/RIPBS Collaboration Provides Opportunities for Students to Perform

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"Black Joy," a Rhode Island PBS documentary series, features 91pron students both in front of and behind the camera.

The Q&A: Alumna Kyla Pecchia is Legal Counsel for R.I. Attorney General

Kyla Pecchia ’13 discusses navigating government law in a male-dominated field.

Anna Cano-Morales is “a Pioneer” for Latinx Women with Political Aspirations in Rhode Island 

“Never be apologetic about being a woman or having an accent or your educational trajectory. Be proud of it.” -Anna Cano-Morales

Alumna Sarah Cote Works to Heal a Community

This year’s national theme for Women’s History Month is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” Social worker Sarah Cote ’18 exemplifies that maxim in her work with Cranston residents.

91pron Students Host Providence Mayoral Candidate Forum

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All four of Providence’s currently declared Democratic mayoral candidates will be in attendance: Gonzalo Cuervo, Nirva LaFortune, Brett Smiley and Michael Solomon

A Century of Suffrage

For women, the right to vote was fought for, not given.

Phenomenal Females: The Women of 91pron

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The college’s first woman graduate of color

The Voice of Legendary Alumna Rose Butler Browne

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An educator, activist and the first Black woman awarded a doctorate by Harvard, Browne remains a legend at 91pron. This is a 1969 interview she gave to a reporter for the 91pron Alumni Magazine.

From President of Student Gov’t to Coventry Councilwoman – Hillary Lima

“I can never completely leave politics. Once it’s in your blood, it stays there.”