Events

Please join Peggy for one of her upcoming appearances in 2012:

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Salina, KS
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
Talk and discussion
Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, Sam’s Chapel
7:00 PM
This event is free and open to the public

Wednesday, February 1
Dallas, TX
Girls Inc. of Dallas
“What is a Girl?” Lecture Series
Public talk and discussion
Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
2719 Routh Street
6:00 PM
Ticket Information

Saturday, February 4, 2012
Berkeley, CA
Festival of Women Authors
H’s Lordships, Berkeley Marina
9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Ticket information
Note: This event benefits the YWCA’s programs for girls and women, including TechGyrls, Student Leadership Board, Youth Mentor program, Youth Development program, Financial Literacy program, and Health and Fitness programs

Monday, February 6, 2012
New York, NY
Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University
Talk and discussion
Koch Auditorium
245 Lexington Avenue.
6:00 PM
This event is free and open to the public

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Newton, MA
The Newton Partnership
Parent education talk and discussion 
Williams Elementary School
141 Grove St.
7:00 PM
Open to all; suggested donation $5 

Thursday, February 9, 2012
Portland, ME
“Cinderella Ate My Daughter (and What We Can Do About It)”
Talk and discussion with Peggy and Hardy Girls Healthy Women
SPACE Gallery
538 Congress St.
7:00 PM
This event is free and open to the public

Monday, February 13, 2012
Beaverton, OR
Powell’s Books at Cedar Crossing
Reading and discussion
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
7:30 PM
This event is free and open to the public

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Seattle, WA
University Book Store at Town Hall
Reading and discussion
1119 8th Avenue (enter on Seneca)
7:30 PM
Ticket information

Thursday, February 16, 2012
San Jose, CA
St. Martin of Tours School
Parent education talk and discussion
300 O’Connor Drive
7:00 PM
Ticket information

Friday, February 17, 2012
Larkspur, CA
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Marin)
Talk and discussion
Town Center Corte Madera #201
5:30 PM
Members only

Thursday, February 23, 2012
San Francisco, CA
Books Inc. Opera Plaza
Reading and discussion
601 Van Ness
7:00 PM
NOTE: This event is free and open to the public. Books Inc. will donate 15% from sales of ALL books that evening (not just mine) to About-Face, an organization that “equips girls and women with tools to understand and resist harmful media messages.” Thank you, Books Inc!!

Monday, February 27, 2012
Denver, CO
The Tattered Cover
Reading and discussion
2526 E. Colfax Ave.
7:30 PM
This event is free and open to the public

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Greater Edmonton Teachers Convention 
Shaw Conference Center
7:00 PM
Registration information 

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
El Cerrito, CA
Prospect Sierra School
Parent education talk and discussion
Avis Campus/960 Avis Dr.
7:00 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public

Thursday, March 8, 2012
Lafayette, CA
Lafayette Public Library “Sweet Thursdays” 
Reading and discussion
3491 Mt. Diablo Rd.
7:30 PM
This event is free and open to the public

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Pleasant Hill, CA
Diablo Valley College
Talk and discussion
Details TBA
This event is free and open to the public

Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Sonoma, CA
Sonoma State University
The Commons
Talk and discussion
7:00 PM
This event is free to students; sliding scale $5-$10 for others; no one will be turned away for lack of funds 

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 NOTE NEW DATE!
Larkspur, CA
Marin Primary and Middle School 
2o Magnolis Rd.
Talk and discussion
7:00 PM
This event is free and open to the public

Thursday, May 24, 2012
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Jewish Federation Women’s Division
Mother/Grandmother-daughter/granddaughter workshop
Details TBA

Thursday, August 23, 2012
Evansville, IN
League of Women Voters 10th Annual Women’s Equality Day Celebration
Keynote Address
Details TBA

Saturday, September 8, 2012
Houston, TX
Girls Inc. of Greater Houston
Mother-Daughter workshop
Private event

Peggy’s Appearances in 2011 Included:

New York, NY
“Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Sponge Bob Ate My Son: The Reality of Marketing to Kids”
Slate Double X and The 92nd Street Y, Tribeca
Panel with Peggy, Virginia Heffernan, Tom Ascheim and Michael Agger

Syracuse, NY
Real Life/Real Talk & The Jewish Community Center  of Syracuse
Talk and Discussion

Washington, D.C.
Council of Women World Leaders, The Aspen Institute
“From Princess to President: Today’s Girls Tomorrow’s Leaders”
Panel with Peggy, Tracy McLoone, Laurie Westley; moderated by Alison Starling

Houston, TX
Girls Inc, Houston
15th Anniversary Luncheon
Keynote address

Los Angeles, CA
LAANE
Women for a New Los Angeles Luncheon
Keynote Address

Los Angeles, CA
Women’s Foundation of California
Momentum Awards Luncheon
Keynote Address

Los Altos, CA
Los Altos/Mountain View Public Schools & Mountain View Parent Nursery School
Parent education talk and discussion

San Jose, CA
Almaden Country School
Parent education talk and discussion

Chicago, IL
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana
Community Conversations Luncheon
Talk and discussion

Charlottesville, VA
University of Virginia
Youth-Nex Conference, Curry School of Education
Panel Discussion, “Media: Use and Effects”

Oakland, CA
The Julia Morgan School for Girls
Parent education talk and discussion

San Francisco, CA
Katherine Delmar Burke School
Parent education talk and discussion
Teacher in-service

Oshkosh, WI
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Talk and discussion

Philadelphia, PA
The Renfrew Center Foundation
21st Annual Conference for Eating Disorder Professionals
Keynote address

Lexington, MA
Lexington Community Education
Talk and discussion