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Take Note: Sandra Fluke On Her Unexpected Fame and Her Social Justice Work

Sandra Fluke testifies before Democratic members of Congress on the Affordable Care Act's Contraceptive Mandates.

Sandra Fluke was a third-year law student at Georgetown University in 2012, when she was invited by Democrats to speak at Congress’ contraceptive mandates hearing.  Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh stunned the country when he called her a "slut" and a "prostitute" because of her testimony.   In 2014, she narrowly lost her bid for a state senate seat in California. She’s vistited Penn State as part of the Student Programming Association’s Distinguished Speakers series and joined WPSU's Patty Satalia to talk about her unexpected fame and the advocacy and social justice work she does today. 

Patty Satalia was a senior producer/host for WPSU-TV and FM from 1987 to 2017. Prior to joining Penn State Public Broadcasting, she worked in commercial television in Pittsburgh, first as a film editor and fill-in capsule news anchor for WPGH-TV, and later, for WPTT-TV as public affairs director and co-host of the talk-show, People, Places and Things.
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