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Author inspires women

10/03/2014

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KEYSBOROUGH students celebrated International Women’s Day with an inspiring presentation from author Anna Barnes.
Female students in Years 5 to 8 from Haileybury’s Newlands campus invited their mums and special friends along to the event on Friday 7 March.
The morning also included a tour of the newly-renovated, state-of-the-art girl’s middle school.
International Women’s Day is held on 8 March each year around the world to celebrate women and highlight issues they face.

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