Class of: 1980

Jean Kilbourne

Jean Kilbourne (SED’72,’80) of West Newton, Mass., has been named a recipient of the 2015 Wellesley College Alumnae Achievement Award, the college’s highest honor. Jean, creator of the acclaimed multipart documentary film Killing Us Softly: Advertising’s Image of Women, is a writer, filmmaker, and noted speaker. She has done groundbreaking work on alcohol and tobacco advertising, as well as the relationship between advertising and other public health issues facing women, such as eating disorders and relationship violence.

From the Summer 2015 issue.