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LIFE & TRANSFORMATION FO THE GREAT AMERICAN NEWSPAPER

 College Women's Club of Cranford invites the community to a free presentation and exhibit on "The Life and Transformation of the Great American Newspaper".   Former journalist, Terry Golway, and director of Kean Center for American History will the guest speaker. Mr. Golway is the author of several books including "The Irish in America", which was the companion book to the 1998 PBS series of the same name, as well as  "Irish Rebel,", a biography of Irish journalist John Devoy. Mr. Golway is also the author of "For the Cause of Liberty,", a history of Irish nationalism and "Let Every Nation Know,", a study of John F. Kennedy's speeches.  He is a former member of the New York Times editorial board and former city editor of the New York Observer.  He writes regularly for the Irish Echo and the Star Ledger. 

In addition, there will be a  special traveling exhibit featuring reproductions of historical newspapers from the Liberty Hall Museum and Kean University   The exhibit is from the Museum's collection and  consists of three landscape panels, 30 x 40, which features images of newspaper headlines reporting the end of three wars, the assassination of three presidents, the moon landing of 1969, and other historic events. 

College Women's Club of Cranford is an organization which meets at First Presbyterian Church in Cranford. The group works to promote and inform college women in the area about social, educational, and civic issues going on in the community. The group also works to create and help finance scholarships for students who live in Cranford.  The club meets each month --on the second Monday from October through May.   The club discusses a wide variety of topics including art, poetry, music and many other issues. No membership is not required to attend.  Presentations, are open to the public.

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