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Hispanic women temporary workers topic of BYU lecture Jan. 16

Brigham Young University's Women's Research Institute will present sociologist Lynn England Thursday (Jan. 16) at noon in 325 Spencer W. Kimball Tower as part of its Women's Studies Colloquium Lecture Series.

England will speak about the lives of Hispanic women temporary workers.

A University of Utah graduate, England earned his master's degree from the University of Utah and his doctorate from Pittsburgh University. He has been teaching at BYU since 1970.

England specializes in mathematical and environmental sociology, as well as statistics and applied sociology. He is the author of numerous publications, articles and book chapters.

The Women's Research Institute is committed to the scholarly study of women's patterns of development, their viewpoints and contributions, and their involvement in families, religions, communities, and societies throughout the world. The organization conducts research around the world and publicizes the findings.

Writer: Craig Kartchner

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