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Her Campus Bentley Meets Sapphire, the Author of the Book “Push” (the basis for the movie “Precious”)

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bentley chapter.

This past Wednesday, October 17th, the Her Campus Bentley members and several other Bentley students, faculty, and staff had the amazing opportunity to meet Sapphire, the author of the book Push, which the movie Precious was based on. She was an inspirational woman to meet and it was really cool to learn more about her experience writing Push, seeing it transform into the movie Precious, and about her new book about Precious’s son, Abdul, called The Kid. Check out our picture with her below!

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Kathryn Burgner is a member of the class of 2013 at Bentley University and is majoring in Information Design & Corporate Communications, with minors in Marketing and Gender Studies. Kathryn is so excited to be a part of the Her Campus team and be the founder of Her Campus Bentley! Kathryn loves going to school near Boston, but she also loves her hometown of Dalton, MA, where she grew up in the Berkshires on a turkey farm. Kathryn loves singing, acting, dancing ballet, baking, & playing volleyball, and is interested in gender issues, fashion, and health & fitness. She is a founding member of the Masters of Bentley Acappella (MBAs) and enjoys being involved with the Women's Center at Bentley, Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theatre Society, and Resident Assistance at Bentley. Kathryn aspires to work as an editor, social media professional, or marketing design professional in Boston, MA after her experiences at Bentley! Kathryn would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support towards all of her experiences and dreams.