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Joycelyn Elders to lecture on black women in the medical field
BY ASHLEY VAUGHAN
THE GAMECOCK
Joycelyn Elders, surgeon
general under the Clinton
administration, will give a lecture
on Wednesday in the Russell
House Ballroom at 7:30 p.m.
Carolina Productions' ideas and
issues commission planned this
event to bring black history
month to a close and to commence
women's history month.
Chris Maner, ideas and issues
commissioner, said: "Her topics
of minority health care in the
21st century and women's role in
health care and the medical
world directly pertain to black
history month and women’s
rights month. There was no
better time to have her speak on
our campus."
Elders was the ljrst black
woman surgeon general. During
her term, she began many
programs to reduce teen
pregnancy and smoking. She
also initiated the increase of
childhood immunizations and
spoke out against the "epidemic"
of gun violence.
Elders caused some
controversy in 1993 when she
advocated the distribution of
condoms, programs for drug
addicts to receive clean needles
to prevent the spread of the
AIDS virus and more
-comprehensive health and sex
education in schools. When
Elders proposed the last,
conservatives accused her of
"wanting to teach children about
sex."
In one of her many speeches,
she explained her view: "When
you consider the problems we're
having with sexuality — we have
more than a million teenagers
who become pregnant every
year, AIDS is increasing most
rapidly in our adolescents —
well, somebody needs
to teach them something about
sex."
Elders never apologized for
speaking her mind or having her
own opinions; in fact, during a
speech at Iowa State University,
she encouraged everyone,
especially young adults, to "be
true leaders • to get out on point
and take a position. At times,
that's very difficult.... I know."
She said, "I hope you will decide
to be leaders with a vision, not
leaders who run out and take a
poll, find out which way the wind
is blowing and jump out in
front."
"She has experienced
firsthand the 'politics of the day'
and can give the students insight
into the importance of having
strong leaders within the
country's most recognized and
important institution," Maner
said.
The lecture is free for all USC
students, faculty and staff, and is
$5 for the public. Tickets are
required and can be picked up at
the RH Information Center. A
question-and-answer session
will follow the lecture.
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