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Barnard College

Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college in New York City. Founded in 1889 as a response to Columbia University's refusal to admit women into their institution, it is one of the oldest women's colleges in the world, and the only women's college in New York City today. Wikipedia*

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Barnard College has hosted 7 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2001 Speech. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2012 with an average of 7,334 views per video. Most appearances with Judith Shapiro (3). Most common tags: Colleges & Universities, Gender Issues, Commencement.

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    Wonder Women

    Debora Spar, president of Barnard College, talked about her book, Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection, in …

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    President Obama Commencement Address at Barnard College

    President Obama gave the commencement address to the 2012 class of Barnard College. He talked about the role of women in soci…

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    Barnard College Commencement

    Meryl Streep gave the 2010 commencement address at Barnard College. She talked about her career and fulfillment.

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    Barnard College Commencement

    Author Barbara Ehrenreich gave the 2004 commencement address at Barnard College. She considered the role women played in the …

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