Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D., internationally recognized for her pioneering work on alcohol and tobacco advertising and the image of women in advertising, speaks with Milton students on February 16. Dr. Kilbourne is the 2005 Talbot Speaker. Many have seen Jean Kilbourne’s award-winning documentaries, Killing Us Softly, Slim Hopes, and Calling the Shots. Dr. Kilbourne’s recent book Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel was called by Publishers Weekly “a profound work that is required reading for informed consumers.” It won the Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology. A Visiting Research Scholar at the Wellesley Centers for Women, she lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
