Fort Hays State University in Kansas had a nice event screening of Running in High Heels which included some fraternity brothers running in heels for the ‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’ fund which benefitted Hays Planned Parenthood.

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George Washinton University.

If you still haven't scheduled a screening of "Running in High Heels", it's not too late! Maryann is adding Q&A dates for April. Please contact Jo Butler.

In advance of Women's History Month, 52 Women is offering Running in High Heels on DVDsat a 50% discount. $245 for the 2-disc set which includes the 50 and 50 minute versions of the film and $145 for the single disc of the 90 minute version. Both discs have special features including a class discussion guide.

Just click on the red high heels to the right to access our special sales page. The sale lasts only until Valentine's Day so don't wait!

Maryann Breschard's new book, American Catfight: Political Wisdom for Women & Other Thoughts Towards Feminine Statecraft in the 21st Century will ship to colleges and universities on March 17th. (Pre-order here!) The national publication date will follow in the fall on September 15th.

A look inside is available.

Maryann Breschard will be back on the road during Women's History Month and into April 2009 discussing the themes of her film, the anecdotes behind its making and the current state of women’s political loyalties as discussed in her new book, “American Catfight” (due March 2009.)

She'll mostly be at colleges and universities reachable from NYC via the Amtrak train but watch this website for dates that may fall further afield.

Toasted to perfection on the Daily Show last night. Will people never learn that video is forever?

The offices of 52 Women have been doing our usual outreach to stay in touch with colleges as this semester gets off to a start. However, a lot of the professors with whom we have been in contact have been off the charts angry about Sarah Palin.

A good portion of those with whom we've spoken have said, "I don't want anything to do with any film that supports Sarah Palin."

The fact is neither 52 Women nor any discussion in "Running in High Heels" supports unqualified candidates in general nor Sarah Palin in particular. What "Running" does explore is the arguments for supporting women and the complications and/or impossibilities that arise of taking such argument all the way to an absolute conclusion.

Specifically, the woman featured in the narrative portion of the film is a young, mostly unqualified candidate and runs a terrible campaign for state senate (an example of what is going on with Sarah Palin today) and is contrasted with the other half of the film which contains interviews about how women benefit from supporting other women and why they should and what happens when they don't. Political support of women is worth discernment and discussion, not black and white. It is what makes this film so darn timely RIGHT NOW!

Anyone with questions should take advantage of the clips available on the left or those available on youtube.

So, the question still is: Should women vote for women regardless of politics?

That's what Running in High Heels is all about.

Watch the only previous woman to be a VP nominee, Geraldine Ferraro, react:

Maryann is already scheduled to be touring some campuses for Women's History Month 2009 but now is the time to think of fall semester 2008! With Hillary Clinton's unprecedented run for the White House recently completed, there is much women-and-politics material to examine.

Fall 2008 screening dates will be posted soon.