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SEATTLE, Wash. –KIRO Television is proud to present “KIRO Backstage,” a locally produced special hosted by KIRO 7 News Anchor Julie Francavilla on Sunday, March 26, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. This thirty-minute program explores the diverse lives of women who make up our Pacific Northwest communities.

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In Seattle, there’s a new league of strong, intelligent, risk-taking women who are proving they can do anything. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Reporter Amy Clancy introduces us to “The Rat City Rollergirls” and explains why there’s a lot more to these women than just the roller derby.

Last year, Rolling Stone magazine named 10 artists to watch for in 2005. One of those artists lives right here in western Washington. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Reporter Alison Grande sits down with Brandi Carlile, a small-town girl from Ravensdale who is now hitting it big in the music world.

It was just a generation ago that Washington voters thought a woman’s place was in the home. Now, they believe it’s in the House, the Senate and even the Governor’s Mansion. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Photojournalist Jay Johnson spent the day with State Senator Marilyn Rasmussen who has not only been a legislator for 20 years but is a mother of seven and grandmother of 19.

The law that changed the lives of millions of American girls and women turns 34 this year. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Reporter Deborah Horne talks to a group of girls from Garfield High School about Title IX and what it has done for girls’ athletics today.

Also in this edition of KIRO Backstage, meet Sue Carter, a visionary of an all female skiing expedition and author of “Ordinary Women: An Arctic Adventure.” And meet Patti Smith, the 1970’s punk-rock icon who was recently in Seattle for the ROCKRGRL Music Conference.

“KIRO Backstage” is produced by Emmy-award winning Reporter Deborah Horne.

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