Bethlehem, Pa.- March 17, 2015—Moravian College will hold a Women's History Month celebration featuring the award-winning, cause-focused international storyteller and TED Talks talent search finalist Kristin Pedemonti for a lecture titled "HERstory, Women Who Dared." This talk features stories of women throughout time and the world who have never heard of who paved the path for others with innovations, education, and impact. The talk will be held on Wednesday, March 18th in the UBC Room, located in the Haupert Union Building (the HUB) at 4:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Kristin Pedemonti is a conduit, connector and catalyst. She performs and presents worldwide sharing Traditional & True Tales of Perseverance, Possibility, Hope & Understanding. Some of her previous work includes working in clinics for under-served women and as Lead Interviewer for the SHARE Ovarian Cancer Study at the University of Pennsylvania cemented the Power of Story.

In 2005 she sold her home and possessions to create/facilitate volunteer project Literacy Outreach Belize. She’s donated programs for 33,000 youth and trained 800 teachers how to use their own cultural stories in the classroom. Her book, Building Bridges Between; Connecting Culture, Classrooms & Communities is slated for publication in 2015. Pedemonti is also the Lead Facilitator for Clinton Global Initiative member Artfully AWARE’s Community Created Book Project. Her books Perseverance and Possibility in Kenya and Ghana Is… are available for purchase. She has presented in New York City, Belfast, Berlin, Bogota, London, Naples, Paris, Sweden & beyond. In 2013, she presented at TEDx Warsaw & Sigana Storytelling Festival in Kenya as a featured teller.

This event is sponsored by AAUW, The Center for Leadership and Service, The Center for Intercultural Advancement and Global INclusion, and the Women's Studies Advisory Council

Moravian College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Sridevi Rao at 610-625-7884 at least one week prior to the event.

Moravian College is a private coeducational liberal arts college, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tracing its founding to 1742, Moravian is recognized as America's sixth-oldest college and the first to educate women. The College emphasizes the deliberate integration of a broad-based liberal arts curriculum with hands-on learning experiences to prepare its 1,600 students, not just for jobs, but for successful careers. Moravian College excels at transforming good students into highly competent graduates who are ready to enter the workplace with confidence or shine in graduate school. Visit the Web site at www.moravian.edu.