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Author: Madeleine Karydes

Madeleine is an editor for Empowerly. As an undergraduate, she earned her BA from UC Berkeley as a double major with high honors in both English and Media Studies. While on campus, she published her writing in multiple journals and won outstanding departmental recognition from faculty.

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