September 15th Premiere
BC VOICES AND TAKE THE LEAD
PRESENT
A new historical documentary
Marriage, Partnering & Singlehood —
Know Your Rights
Women’s 200+ year fight for the freedom to choose whether, when, and with whom to marry, partner, or leave.
Panel Discussion Follows: Diverse Women Share their Personal Choices
Join Us on Tuesday September 15, 2026
6:30 - 9:00pm
Starting with reception & Feminist book fair.
Co-Sponsors: Barnard Center for Research on Women
Ms. Magazine
Proud to Be Latina
Ally: She Opened the Door, Columbia University
Panelists
Aparna Parthasarathy
A BC Voices Outreach Assistant and Barnard College junior with a focus on human rights, political science and the law. Her book, including Tales of the Invisible: Untold Stories of Women Who Overcome, sits at the intersection of women’s rights advocacy, and global justice. Visit her LinkedIn page.
Jamia Wilson
An award-winning feminist activist, writer, and speaker, and a leading voice on women’s rights for over a decade, is Vice President and Executive Editor at Random House Publishing Group and the former Director of the Feminist Press at CUNY. She is the author of Make Good Trouble, This Book Is Feminist, and Young, Gifted, and Black, among others, and co-host of the Anthem Award–winning podcast Ordinary Equality. Visit her site.
JP Howard
A New York City judge, poet, educator, and literary activist whose debut collection, SAY/MIRROR, was a Lambda Literary finalist. She is also the author of "bury your love poems here" and Praise This Complicated Herstory: Legacy, Healing & Revolutionary Poems, and co-editor of Sinister Wisdom Journal Black Lesbians--We Are the Revolution! Her poetry and essays have appeared in such publications as POETRY Magazine and The New York Times. Visit her site.
Yesi Morillo
A ground-breaking former Operational Risk Manager at Citigroup, is the founder of Proud to Be Latina, a leadership development firm that helps Latinas navigate the corporate space and break self-imposed barriers. She is the author of Rise: Affirmations for Personal Growth; known for her TEDx talk, "Breaking the Cycle"; and, as an empowerment expert and motivational coach has been featured in publications like Working Mothers Magazine and The Huffington Post. Visit her site.
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