FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 24, 2003

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119

DRAKE SPEAKER TO DISCUSS 'WOMEN AND WAR STORIES'

On Wednesday, March 26, University of Illinois professor and author Evelyne Accad will give a speech at Drake University titled "From Bombs to Breast Cancer: Women and War Stories." The speech, which is free and open to the public, will start at 4:30 p.m. in the Honors Lounge of Medbury Hall, 1317 28th St.

Accad, who was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, is professor of French, comparative literature, African studies, Middle East studies and women's studies at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Her books include "Wounding Words: A Woman's Journal in Tunisia," "Sexuality and War: Literary Masks of the Middle East" and "The Wounded Breast: Intimate Journeys Through Cancer."

Accad's speech at Drake is sponsored by Drake's Center for Global Citizenship and Women's Studies Program. For more information, call (515) 271-2161.