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Child Brides: The Health and Human Consequences of Marrying Too Young

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November 3, 2011 | 9:30 PM UTC TO 11:00 PM UTC
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Throughout the world, more than 51 million girls below the age of 18 are currently married. This...

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Join Pulitzer Center grantees to discuss the work of <strong>Stephanie Sinclair</strong>, <strong>Cynthia Gorney</strong>, <strong>Anna Tomasulo</strong>, <strong>Hanna Ingber Win</strong> on the underground world of prearranged child marriage, where girls as young as five are forced to wed, moderated by Pulitzer Center Executive Director <strong>Jon Sawyer</strong>.<br>
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston Room
<em> Open to the public </em><br>

<em>Co-presented with BU College of Communication, BU School of Public Health, and BU Center for Global Health and Development</em><br>

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