Contributors

Katie Culver

graduated from Villanova. She taught in South Central LA and Washington D.C. as a volunteer with “Response-Ability.” Katie earned a Masters in Teaching from Trinity and a Ph.D. in Urban Education from Temple. A mother of three, Katie consultants for the Barra Foundation and leads gender workshops for teachers and parents.

Rachael Goldenberg

is a sophomore at Wellesley College majoring in Peace and Justice Studies (with a concentration in human rights). She is on the varsity softball team and on the executive board of Wellesley for Equality. This summer and fall she will be in Johannesburg, South Africa studying with the International Human Rights exchange.

Sarah Odell

A 2010 graduate of Wellesley College, Sarah was a four-year member of the squash team and two-year co-captain. Now living in New York City where she works for HarperCollins publishers, Sarah is an active member of the New York and national squash scenes. She serves on the boards of Maccabi USA Squash, the Women’s Doubles Squash Association, and the Metropolitain Squash Racquets Association. When Sarah isn’t reading or on a court, she enjoys good food and good company.

Laura Pappano

is writer-in-residence at Wellesley Centers for Women, co-author of Playing With the Boys (Oxford, 2008, 2009), and author of The Connection Gap (2001). Her work has appeared in print and online publications including The New York Times, Harvard Education Letter, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor and The Huffington Post. A (very) long time ago, she played Varsity Field Hockey at Yale.

Lindsay Rico

Lindsay Rico is a sophomore at Wellesley College where she plays varsity squash. Lindsay loves sports, particularly rugby, which she played in high school. She also enjoys football, soccer, and basketball. Her major is currently undecided, but she is considering English with a minor in Theater Studies.

Lauren Taylor

is assistant coach of Women’s Lacrosse at Yale. She graduated from Yale College in 2008 and the Yale School of Public Health in 2009. She is now working for Yale’s Global Health Leadership Institute and running a lacrosse business in her spare time.

Megan Wood

is a senior at Wellesley College majoring in Peace and Justice Studies. She is captain of varsity softball and co-president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. She has studied in Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia and interned at a Washington D.C. non-profit that helps low-income women become economically independent.