AUTHOR OF BOOK ABOUT SEX DIFFERENCES TO
GIVE FIRST ANNUAL JILL T. RINEHART LECTURE AT U.VA.

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 28 -- A nationally-acclaimed
author will present the first annual Jill T. Rinehart Distinguished
Leadership Lecture at the University of Virginia's Minor Hall
Auditorium on Wednesday, April 2.  The 3 p.m. lecture is free and open
to the public. 
	Carol Tavris, author of "The Mismeasure of Woman" and other
widely discussed books, will speak as part of a series of lectures
established by a gift from local businesswoman Jill T. Rinehart, to
promote women's leadership roles.  The series of lectures and
seminars, organized through the U.Va. Women's Center, examines
leadership models for women in business, politics, academia and other
professions. 
	Rinehart, a 1980 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences,
founded the U.Va. Women's Center development board in 1990.  The
Women's Center opened in 1989.
	A resident of Los Angeles, Tavris is a social psychologist who
writes extensively about gender issues.  "The Mismeasure of Woman,"
published in 1992, examines common ways people think about men and
women and dissects myths that perpetuate gender misunderstandings.
Her landmark book, "Anger:  The Misunderstood Emotion," examines myths
about the causes and uses of anger. Tavris, a Fellow of the American
Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society, is
also the author of "The Longest War: Sex Differences in Perspective."
	Following the lecture, Tavris will answer questions from the
audience.  The lecture is part of the "Women and Leadership:
Initiative 2000" series.
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March 27, 1997
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