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  2. The Half the Sky Movement comes to Facebook via new ... - AOL

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    Launched by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the Half the Sky Movement has finally come to Facebook via a game of the same name. We first learned about the game last June, as big names like ...

  3. Half the Sky movement - Wikipedia

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    The Half the Sky Movement is inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's best-selling book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. [1] The movement seeks to put an end to the oppression of women and girls worldwide through a transmedia project that uses video, websites, games, blogs and other educational tools both to raise awareness of women's issues and ...

  4. Marion E. Wade Center - Wikipedia

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    In 2001 a new building was completed at the edge of the Wheaton College campus to house the Wade Center, with an expanded reading room, classroom space, and an enlarged exhibits area. C. S. Lewis's dining-room table, which used to serve as desk space for visiting researchers, has been moved into the exhibits area near the Wade's own Lewis wardrobe.

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    Reber Radio Telescope in Wheaton, Illinois, 1937. In the summer of 1937, Reber decided to build his own radio telescope in his back yard in Wheaton, IL. Reber's radio telescope was considerably more advanced than Jansky's, and consisted of a parabolic sheet metal dish 9 meters in diameter, focusing to a radio receiver 8 meters above the dish.

  6. Cantigny Park - Wikipedia

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    Cantigny (/ k æ n ˈ t iː n i / kan-TEE-nee) is a 500-acre (200 ha) park in Wheaton, Illinois, 30 miles (48 km) west of Chicago. It is the former estate of Joseph Medill and his grandson, Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publishers of the Chicago Tribune. Open to the public from February through December, Cantigny comprises expansive formal and ...

  7. Olcott Estate - Wikipedia

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    Olcott is located in Wheaton, IL, near the Billy Graham Center, a major Evangelical Christian organization and Cantigny Park. Many local college students utilize the Olcott Library, including students from nearby Wheaton College , DePaul University , North Central College , and the College of DuPage .

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  9. Billy Graham Center - Wikipedia

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    The Billy Graham Center, whose building is known as the Billy Graham Hall, was founded and opened in 1981 on the campus of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Named after Billy Graham , the center is the primary location for many of Wheaton College's bible and theology classes, as well as the graduate school's main headquarters, and host to ...