SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
University Affairs Office
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
(707) 664-2057
e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
University Affairs Office
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
(707) 664-2057
e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2003 File #346
Contact: Jenn Meyers, (707) 664-3949
Women at Ground Zero Authors on Campus, April 17
Firefighter Susan Hagen, and investigative social worker Mary Carouba will discuss the role women played in the months following 9/11 at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17 in the Cooperage.They will discuss their new book Women at Ground Zero. Admission is free for SSU students, with a five-dollar fee for the general public. The event is sponsored by Associated Students Productions.
The Women at Ground Zero features a collection of interviews with thirty women who either responded directly to the attack on September 11 or have been intensely involved in the rescue and recovery efforts since the tragedy.
It features photographs and interviews with women firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, police officers, and many others. These include stories about three female rescuers who died in the collapse and who are remembered by co-workers, family and friends.
Susan Hagen is currently a member of the Graton Fire Protection District, where she is a CPR instructor and assists with the Emergency Medical Services training program at Santa Rosa Junior College. Mary Carouba is an investigative social worker for the Human Services Department in Sonoma County, California.
For further information, contact Jenn Meyers, Associated Students, (707) 664-3949.