The World Has Curves
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 THURSDAY AT 3PM CT

 
 
When it comes to cultural preferences for body shape and size, the evidence stands against the world being flat. While American women starve themselves and suffer from anorexia, In Mauritania women are force-feed to make them fat. Join us for the World has Curves.

Guest
  • Julia Savacool, journalist, author of The World Has Curves: The Global Quest for the Perfect Body
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