Tuesday, January 11, 2011

It may now be mentioned that men are allowed to attend this library program


Link to January 10 Chicago Tribune article, "Men's ban from underwear talk is, well, brief".

Excerpt:    The Lake Villa District Library has agreed to allow men to attend a historical presentation on "Unmentionables: The Rise and Fall of Ladies Underwear," after hearing complaints that it was violating the Illinois Constitution by excluding guys from the public program.

A Tribune article Monday received a swift response after describing the "no men" rule set by program presenter Ellie Carlson, an expert on historical clothing. Carlson, a costume curator, said she usually bans men because it makes women "of a certain age" uncomfortable with the subject matter, which veers into talk about menstruation, sex and other bodily functions
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Independent study option.

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