Karen Brown

Journalist

Smith Cheerleaders Challenge Stereotype

Aired on WFCR on Nov. 13, 2009
Smith College in Northampton is one of the nation’s most academically rigorous women’s colleges — and alma mater to several notable feminists, including Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan. So one thing people don’t expect to find on campus… is a cheerleading squad. The Smith “Spirit Squad” is bucking that stereotype and raising questions about women’s roles in athletics and who owns the definition of feminist.
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