LONDON – Klara Balogova was 18, penniless and heavily pregnant when she rode thousands of miles from Slovakia to England to marry a man she had never met. She knew he did not want her, or her child.
I went to the infamous “Running of the Brides” sale at Filene’s Basement in New York City. I was there primarily as a journalist who wanted to experience the gown-grabbing chaos, and secondly as a ...
DETAILS: In light of International Education Week, the library will be showing a documentary about an Afghan rapper and activist, Sonita Alizadeh. She has been vocal against forced child marriages.