Julia Bolz
Women's Rights Activist
Julia Bolz is a women’s rights activist providing social guidance to countries in the Middle East, Africa, Central America, and Central Asia. She founded the Journey with an Afghan School program after 9/11 to help bridge the cultural divide between the U.S. and Afghanistan particularly by increasing the educational opportunities afforded to young women. Before joining the grassroots movement for gender equality, she worked at one of Seattle’s most prestigious law firms, Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland. She received Seattle’s Tom C. Wales Citizenship Award for her combined humanitarian efforts. Bolz graduated from Smith College.
There are many crisis in the world today, for which most have solutions.
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Julia Bolz describes her work as serving as a voice for the voiceless.
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Julia Bolz helps women and children in Afghanistan.
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Individuals have to step out of their comfort zones.
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A nun and a Princess.
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Bolz hopes she can use her voice as an advocate for those people who really don’t have an opportunity to share their story.
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Americans live in a bubble, or sorts.
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We must understand we are part of a bigger world.
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Bolz tries to build a bridge between faiths.
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We’re making a difference in areas like tuberculosis, malaria, Bolz says.
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Education reformer Julia Bolz on trading weapons for textbooks.
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