Throughout the world, more than 51 million girls below the age of 18 are currently married. This harmful traditional practice spans continents, language, religion and caste.
Not Ready to Wed: Child Brides
Published September 7, 2011
Event date:
October 3, 2011 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Photographer Stephanie Sinclair and writer Cynthia Gorney—in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic—investigated the underground world of prearranged child marriage, where girls as young as five are forced to wed. In conversation with Jon Sawyer of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, they will share images and stories of a practice that spans continents and cultures.
National Geographic Society
1600 M Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036
Nearest Red Line Metro stops: Dupont Circle, Farragut North
Co-presented with National Geographic
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PBS Newshour's Hari Sreenivasan interviewed Stephanie Sinclair on her work surrounding the issue of child marriage.
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