BIO for Ann J. Simonton
Where Simonton has Spoken Before:Albertson College of Idaho, 12/93 Alma College, MI 3/89 AAUW Regional Keynote, MI, 6/02 American High School, Belgium, 3/91 American Humanist Assoc., 4/89 Amherst College, MA, 12/89 Arizona State U, AZ,2/28/06 Augusta State U, GA 3/98,3/02 Augustana College,IL 3/23/06 Austin Peay College, TN, 11/88 Babson College, MA, 3/27 Baker Universiy, KS, 2/04 Barnard College, NY, 4/91 Black Career Women, Keynote, OH 9/02 Bloomsberg Univ, PA, 3/99 Boulder Theatre, CO, 5/91 Bowdoin College, ME, 3/89 Brentwood School, CA, 11/93 Brown University, RI, 4/89,10/91 Bruxelles Business Sch., Belgium, 3/91 Bucknell Univ. PA, 2/90,10/95 Carnegie-Mellon Univ, PA, 90, 96 Cabrillo College CA, 81/83/85/94/95/96/97/99/00/01/05/06/07/08 Cal Poly, San Louis Obispo, 5/93,2/99 Cal Lutheran University, CA, 3/89 Cal State Univ. Chico, 3/90 Cal State Univ. Fresno, 92 Cal State Univ. Hayward, 11/02 Cal State Univ. Long Beach, 86 Cal State Univ. Northridge, 4/94 Cal State Univ. Sacramento, 87 Cal State Univ. San Diego, 86/87 Cal State Univ. San Francisco, 88/02 Cal State Univ. San Jose, 85/89 Cal State Univ. Sonoma, 3/03 Case Western Reserve University, OH,3/07 Cazenovia College, Syracuse NY, 11/99 Central Methodist College MO, 88 Clarkson University, NY, 88 College of Holy Cross, MA, 92 Colby College, ME, 01 Dartmouth, N.H, 4/91, 11/94, 4/03 Dean Jr. College, MA, 11/89 Dickinson College, PA, 4/92 Eastern CT. U, 4/05 Eastern IL. U, 3/98 East Stroudsburg Univ. PA,07 Eckerd Coll. FL,9/00 Elon College, NC, 2/95 Emory University, GA, 4/92 Endicott College, MA, 11/89 Ethical Soc. St. Louis, MO, 11/88 Eureka, CA, Media Literacy Conference, 10/99 Federally Employed Women Honolulu, HI, 11/89 Fem./Censorship panel UCSC 2/91 First Int. Trafficking in Women Conf. N.Y.C.10/88 Florida State Univ. Tallahassee, 3/93 Framingham State Univ., MA, 3/91 Fresno City Coll. CA, 3/92 Friends of Library, Ft. Bragg, CA, 7/85 Furman College, SC, 1/26/06 Gavilan College, 2/97 George Mason Univ. VA, 3/93 Georgia Tech, 3/02 Gilroy High School, CA, 10/88 Girl Scouts of America, San Jose, CA, 3/99 Girls For Change, Santa Clara, CA, 10/02,03/04,11/05,11/06 Gr. Valley St College, Allendale, MI, 1/90,2/04 Hamilton College, NY, 4/91 Hampshire College, Amherst, MA,07 Harper College,Palatine,IL 01 Hobson College, Bemidji, MN, 10/99 Holy Cross College, MA, 4/93 Houston Women's Center, TX, 4/89 Illinois Wesleyan, 4/89 Int. High School, Belgium, 3/91 Int. Women's Day WOE Bruxelles, Belgium, 3/91 Int. Women's Conf. on Global Perspectives, JAPAN, 11/89 Jamestown Comm. Coll. NY, 12/89 James Madison Univ. 10/92 Jefferson Comm. College, NY, 11/89 Kirkwood Comm. College, IA, 89 La Pena Berkeley Comm., CA, 10/88 Lockhaven State College, PA, 4/89 Loyola Univ, New Orleans, LA, 2/98 Lyndon State College, VT, 10/99 Mass. Bay Comm. College, MA,12/89 Metropolitan State Denver, CO, 3/89 Mid-State Tech. Coll. WI, 4/99 Mills College Oakland, CA 11/85 and 5/85/ 86/ 87/ 88/ 89/90/91/92/93/94/99 Monterey Ministerial Assoc., CA,11/85 Monterey Peninsula Coll. 3/03 Mt. Union College, OH, 9/89 Neighborhood Unitarian, CA, 9/23/06 Niagra Univ., NY, 11/92 Notre Dame, 3/11/08 Northeast MO. State Univ., 3/93 Northern State University, SD, 12/91 Onodaga Comm. College, NY, 12/92 Occidental College, CA, 5/91 Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, JAPAN 11/89 Pacific Lutheran College, WA, 12/89 Paul Smith's College, NY 9/04 Peace College, NC 1/24/06 Penn State U, Dunmore, PA, 4/98 Penn State, PA, 10/93 Penn State College of Tech, PA, 11/02 Pepperdine Univ, CA 1/02 Photo Expo in N.Y.C.: Workshop w/ Gregory Heisler, 12/88 Portland State University, OR, 5/89 Portland Comm. Coll, 3/98 Rape Crisis Keynote, East Bay CA, 4/00 Rider College, NJ, 4/88 Rio Grade College, OH, 10/88 Salisbury University, MD, 3/04 Santa Clara University, CA, 89, 94,02,05,06 Santa Cruz High School, CA, 12/84& 91/92/93/96/01 Santa Cruz Louden Nelson Center, Series: 6/85/86/87/03 Santa Cruz Rotary Club, 9/85, 4/01 Seattle University, WA, 10/89, 5/93 Siena Heights Univ. Adrian, MI,3/02 Sonoma CA Dept of Health, 3/01 Southern Utah State Univ. 5/97 Southwestern OK State University, 11/07 Southwestern University, TX 9/05 Speech, Equality & Harm Conf. IL, 3/93 Spokane Falls Comm. Coll, 10/97 St. Bonneventure, NY, 3/99 Stanford University CA, 84/86/87/88/89/90/91/92/93/94/95/96/97/03 St. Cloud State College, MN, 3/91,10/99 SUNY Stony Brook, NY, 4/92 SUNY Brockport, NY, 4/93 SUNY Farmingdale, NY, 10/89 SUNY New Paltz, NY,10/89 Take Back The Night-Speeches Sacramento (87), San Francisco (86), Santa Barbara (85,86,87) San Jose (86,89), Santa Rosa (86), Santa Cruz (86,88) Stanford, San Diego(93), San Louis Obispo(93). Teen Women's Day 01/03,3/04 Temple Univ., PA, 12/89 Tennesee Tech. Coll, Nashville, 2/02 Texas A & M Univ., 2/92 Trinity College, CT, 3/93 UC Davis, 2/85, 4/85, 6/85/86, 1/03 UC Irvine, Women's Conference, 3/85 UC Riverside, Conf. 86 & Debate w/Gloria Leonard, 87 UC San Diego, 86/88/89/92/94/95 UC San Francisco, 5/85 & 10/91 UC Santa Barbara, 85/86/87 UC Santa Barbara, Women of Color Conf. 6/85 UC Santa Cruz, 85/86/87/88/89/90 92/96/97/99/00/01/02/03/04/05/06/07/08 Univ. of CO at Boulder, 3/87, 9/91 Univ. of CT at Storrs. 3/22/05 Univ. of Northern FL, Jacksonville 9/00 University of Georgia, Athens, 5/91 University of Hawaii, Hilo, 2/94 University of Hawaii, Monoa, 3/93 University of Iowa, 7/89 University of Iowa, Ames, 10/89 University of Mass. at Amherst, 3/91 University of MI, Madison, 2/03 University of M0, Columbia, 9/88, Debate w/Gloria Leonard, 10/91 University of M0, St. Louis, 4/00 University of NC, Chapel Hill, 4/01 University of NC, Raliegh, 3/88 University of Northern CO, Greely, 1/31/06 University of PA, Bradford, 01 University of San Francisco, CA, 3/91 Univ. of So. Carolina, Columbia, 4/88 Univ. of So. Carolina, Spartenburg, 2/00 Univ. of Southern Mississippi, 4/88 University of TN, Knoxville, 11/88, 2/05 University of VT, at Burlington, 10/87 University of Western Ontario, 2/92 University of Waterloo-Kitchner, Canada 9/88, 12/91 Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 3 presentations, 86/87 Univ. Wisconsin, Stevens Point, 3/00 Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, 4/02 Univ. Wisconsin, Osh Kosh 4/05 Vanderbilt,TN 3/19/03 Wartburg College, Waverly IA 3/03 Wesleyan College, CT, 12/89 Wheeling Jesuit College, West VA, 2/00 Whitman College, WA /01 Widener University, PA, 3/91 Willamette University, OR, 2/91 Women & Law Conf., Stanford, 4/89 Yale University, 3/93 Young Harris College, GA, 2/00 Young Women's Health Conference Keynote San Fran, CA 3/05
National Television Appearances:Dr. Phil Show Topic Sexy Too Soon? 11/13/02 The Rob Nelson Show Topic Child Beauty Pageants 10/02 A Current Affair Topic-Prostitution, 9/88 CNN Special News Report-on Beauty Myth, 5/91 Crossfire CNN Topic-Miss America, 9/87 Crossfire CNN Topic-Miss USA w/Courtney Gibbs, 3/90 Dr. Dean Edell Topic-Women & Porn, 92 EntertainmentTonight Topic-Personal Profile, 8/21/91, on Sports Illustrated 92, and on Media's use of real life stories, 93. ESPN News Topic-Sports Illustrated, 2/93. Freedom Speaks, w/Nadine Strossen on fashion advertising, 11/96. Geraldo Topic- Men Sports & Violence w/Wilt Chamberlin, 11/92, Police Women in Playboy, 10/94. Good Morning America Topic-Sexism in Ads w/ Helen G. Brown 4/89 Inside Edition Topic-Personal Profile, 2/93 Larry King Live Topic-Prostitution CNN, 9/88. Maury Povich Topic-Cosmetic Surgery 92, Bobbit Case, 11/93. Once Upon Her Time-Dave Bell and Assoc. for Lifetime Cable, 88. Oprah Winfrey Show Topic-Mass Murderer Ted Bundy, 2/89. Over The Edge ABC-Personal Profile, 5/89. Phil Donahue Topic-Make-up, 10/ 88. PM Magazine Topic-Miss USA, 4/89 USA Today Topic-Miss USA, 5/89 Australian Sports Network Topic-Sports Illustrated, 2/93 Many national and international newsclips on our protests against Beauty Pageants, June 85/87/88 ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN.
Regional Television Shows:A. M. Buffalo, New York-Sexism in Ads A. M. Seattle, 10/88 A.M. San Francisco-Child Pageants, 89 A.M. San Francisco-Debate with Porn. Pub. Gloria Leonard, 8/85 A.M. San Francisco-Nudity and topless rights debate, 7/85 Cathy Clarke CBS News Special-Channel 39 San Diego, 6/87 Conversations w/ Fred Lewis Fox Cable San Diego, 6/87 Evening Magazine S F- Miss America Alternative, Ms. Hanamura Prod, 9/88 Eye on L. A. ABC Special, "Sexual Puppets," 5/89 John Barbour Show KHJ-TV L.A., 7/86 KGO Weekend TV w/Ray Taliafaro, 6/88 KRON SF. 6 o'clock News Spotlight Miss Cal. protest, 6/85 Mid-Morning L. A. w/ Stephanie Edwards, 7/88 New Jersey 2/88 (phone in) News At Noon KTVU Oakland, 86 News At Noon KTVU Oakland, 89 Pacific Currents SF, Ms. Nude protest, 7/83 Patricia Harris TV 40, Sacramento, CA featured guest, April 85 PBS- KQED Miss or Myth? 87/90 People Are Talking: Baltimore, 7/84, Boston,4/88, San Francisco (three shows) 84/86/88. Special Assignment Series w/ Linda Mour News 8, 6/87 Stanley Tonight Channel 13 San Diego, 6/87 TGI4 SF. Miss Calif. protest, 6/84 Town Hall and Morning Show Portland, OR. ABC, 5/89 Town Meeting Seattle, 5/89 Dozens of news clips on News 8 KFMB w/ Byron Harlan and Lena Newzewae 10 News Live Debates and News 39 all in San Diego 86-89 Approx. 50-60 newsclips in SF and So. Bay Area, 81-89.
National Radio Interviews:ABC National Talk Radio on Beauty Pageants, 7/88 CKO Bruce Mason, Vancouver National Broadcast, 3/ 88 Larry King Live, 9/88 NPR's Weekend Edition w/Susan Stamberg, 3/89
Regional Shows:(predominately one hour talk shows w/audience participation in 88-95 unless noted) CFNY w/Mary Ellen Benninger Toronto, Canada CFRB w/Marlane Oliver Toronto, Canada KABC Los Angeles, CA K101 San Francisco, CA KBOQ Sunday A.M. w/ Bruce Bratton 2 shows Monterey CA, 83-84 KCBS San Francisco, CA, 2 shows KDON Montery bay brief newsclips 82-89 KEZR 106.5 San Jose CA, 10/90 KFI 640 AM Talk Radio Los Angeles KFI Los Angeles The Jeff Edwards Show & The Chuck Ashman Show KFRC San Fran. John Evan's show on Ms. Nude 8/85 KFYI Bob Mohan Show Phoenix, AZ KGIL Los Angeles w/ John Swaney KGIO Jim Simon Show, Los Angeles KGNR ABC Fred Hoffman's show Sacramento, CA, 2 shows 3-4/85 KGNU Boulder, CO, 2/90 KGO ABC Talk Radio San Francisco, CA, 3 shows & many news clips KING 1090 NBC News Talk Jim Altoff, Seattle,Wash. (three shows) KKUP Cupertino, CA, 4/88 KLRS Santa Cruz, CA, 89 KMFO Monterey Bay 6/84 and 8/85 (2 hrs.) KMOX CBS Radio St. Louis (Live show in 86/phone interview 89) KNBR NBC Talk Radio, Joel Spivak's show SF. CA KNJ Wendy Candelarian/ Ray Apple Fresno, CA, 2 shows KOA Radio Denver, CO KPFA Pacifica Radio Berkeley, CA KPSI Talk Radio Palm Springs, CA KRSO San Bernadino News Talk KSDO San Diego, CA KSRO Diana Walter Santa Rosa, CA KTAR w/ Mel Young Phoenix, AZ KTOK Host Billy Rodley Oklahoma City (2 shows) KTUV "The Wave" David Hersch, Los Angeles KUSP Monterey Bay approx. 6 hrs. /dozens of newsclips/ interviews, 82-95 Talk of the Bay on NPR, 2002 KWAV Monterey, CA, 84-89 KZSC Monterey Bay approx. 20 interviews on various topics 82-93 WBAI N.Y.C. on Madonna, 8/91 WBAL Ron Smith, Baltimore, MD WCNY Bunny Morris, Ottawa, IL WFLA Tampa, FL WGST w/Tammy Lloyd, Atlanta, GA WISN Steve Wxexler Milwaukee, WI WJJL Dave McKinley, Niagara , NY WJNO Magazine w/Doug Young, West Palm Beach, FL, 2 shows WJNT NBC Talk Radio Randy Grammer, Jackson, MS WKRC w/JB Miller, Cincinnatti, OH WLTQ Milwaukee, WI WLW M. McConnell Cincinnatti, OH WNWS Jeff Charles Show, Miami, FL WPLP 57 w/Rick Merion, Tampa, FL WRIF Peter Werby Detroit, MI WSAS Larry Scott White Plains, NY WTAE Pittsburgh, PA WTKN Janet Sciales Show Tampa, FL XTRA Talk Radio San Diego, CA Periodicals:California Magazine Sept. 86 Chicago Sun Times Feb. 89 Chicago Tribune June 15, 87 L. A. Reader June13,1986 Life Sept. 87 London Observer England July 88 Los Angeles Times June 86,87,88,93,02 Los Angeles Daily News June 94 Miami Herald-Sexist Media 93 Mother Jones feature March 88 Ms. Mag. Nov. 84, Women of the Year 1987 Jan. 88, Sept. 88. New York Times June16,1988 and film review Sept.16, 1987 PSA in flight magazine June 86 San Francisco Examiner, May 88, June 84 San Jose Mercury April 88, June 85 Sports Illustrated profile, Feb. 89 Stern Germany April 17, 1988 Sydney Morning Herald Australia Sunday feature April 88 The Santa Cruz Sentinel May 84 feature and dozens of other articles Variety July 2, 1987 Hundreds of UPI and AP articles from 81-89 have been clipped from Alaska to Hawaii and from Europe to Japan.
Films:Wrote, produced and helped direct the award winning video, Don't Be A TV: Television Victim for middle-school children, 1993 and the highly acclaimed educational video,Warning: The Media May Be Hazardous To Your Health w/ Jenai Lane. These media literacy primers are used extensively throughout the US, Canada and Europe. Appeared in: Rethinking Rape an educational film on acquaintance rape,1984. The Famine Within, on eating disorders, Canadian, Katherine Gilday, Producer 1990. Miss. . . Or Myth? documentary emphasizing Simonton's background, won 5 film awards and was chosen by 7 film festivals in 1986. Aired on PBS it now runs on Bravo Cable. Redefining Liberation, a N.O.W. documentary on Media Criticism,1997
Publications:Not For Sale: Feminists Resisting Prostitution and Pornography, Chapter in Part Three(2005), Autobiographical writings have been published by Harper & Row in I Never Told Anyone (83) and Her Wits About Her (86). Women For Sale, chapter in textbook entitled: Women and Media: Content, Careers, Criticism, Wadsworth, 1995. The Price We Pay: The Case Against Racist Speech, Hate Propaganda and Pornography,edited by Lederer & Delgado, a chapter entitled: The Belly of the Beast, Selling Sexuality,1995. Breaking Barriers: Feminism from Susan B. Anthony to Betty Friedan (includes some of my work) by Jules Archer, Viking Press 1991. USA Today Guest Editorial Columnist Sept. 88, March 89 At Issue PM Editorial Services on Beauty Pageants 4-89 Monterey Life Article on Self Defense 86 Matrix 5 Articles on acrtivism and media images 80-88. Instructional Booklets for Media Watch videos. Awards: Education:Ann Simonton graduated with double honors in 1978 with a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Cruz in an Individual Major (Psychology and Dance).
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