89.9 FM Live From The University Of New Mexico
Public Affairs

Women's News: Legendary Filmmaker Agnes Varda Dies

KUNM | By Megan Kamerick
Published March 30, 2019 at 12:00 AM MDT
  • Facebook
  • Email

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio
Agnes Varda
Harald Krichel via Wikimedia

3:30 12p: This week in women's headline news: Legendary filmmaker Agnes Varda dies. Also in the news, three women's rights activists in Saudi Arabia temporarily released; Mexico has its #MeToo moment; new exhibit at the National Portait Gallery highlights suffragist movement; NASA cancels plans for all-female space walk; Maryland National Guard led completely by women; North Dakota considers nullifying its support of Equal Rights Amendment; Gov Michelle Lujan Grisham signs legislation that changes how those younger than 18 are treated when arrested for prostitution.

Public AffairsmexicowomenSaudi ArabiaNASA#MeTooastronautsEqual Rights AmendmentAgnes VardasuffragistsLoujain Alhathloul
  • Facebook
  • Email
Megan Kamerick
Megan has been a journalist for 25 years and worked at business weeklies in San Antonio, New Orleans and Albuquerque. She first came to KUNM as a phone volunteer on the pledge drive in 2005. That led to volunteering on Women’s Focus, Weekend Edition and the Global Music Show. She was then hired as Morning Edition host in 2015, then the All Things Considered host in 2018. Megan was hired as News Director in 2021.
See stories by Megan Kamerick
Related Content
  1. Phyllis Schlafly, Who Opposed Equal Rights Amendment, Dies At 92
  2. Nevada Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment ... 35 Years After The Deadline
  3. One More To Go: Illinois Ratifies Equal Rights Amendment
  4. Loujain Alhathloul, Saudi Women's Rights Activist, Set To Start Trial
  5. Saudi Arabia Releases 3 Women's Rights Activists From Prison, Others Still Held
  6. Director Agnès Varda, A Giant Of French Cinema, Dies At 90