Department of Education

The Reign of Beauty Pageants in America with Hilary Levey Friedman

On the Pell Center's "Story in the Public Square," Visiting Assistant Professor Hilary Levey Friedman explores the history of beauty pageants, their ties to feminism, and her new book.

Hilary Levey Friedman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Education, joined Story in the Public Square, hosted by Salve Regina University's Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy, to discuss her latest book, Here She Is: The Complicated Reign of the Beauty Pageant in America. Levey Friedman examines beauty pageants to trace the arc of American feminism and explain how pageantry has shaped changes in higher education, politics, entertainment, etc. in today's society. 

Here She Is will be published on August 25, 2020.

The Reign of Beauty Pageants in America with Hilary Levey Friedman — Story in the Public Square

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INSIDE STORY: Sociologist Hilary Levey Friedman explores feminism and beauty pageants — Providence Journal