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Former Australia prime minister visits Lesley

Australia’s former (and first female) prime minister, Julia Gillard, was at Lesley University on Wednesday afternoon to speak to students. She later spoke at Symphony Hall as part of the Lesley-sponsored Boston Speakers Series. Next up on that program is Ken Burns on Nov. 12. . . . In other Lesley news, Sara Farizan, who grew up in Boston and got her MFA from Lesley, had a celebration for her new young adult novel at Newtonville Books on Wednesday night. “Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel” is about a girl who deals with a big crush, growing up, and coming out.


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