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"FRIDA" TO BE SHOWN AT BOISE STATE FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH In conjunction with Women’s History Month "Frida," a film about the life and loves of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, will be shown at 9 p.m. March 11 at the Boise State University Special Events Center. This presentation is sponsored by the Boise State Student Programs Board. Tickets are available at the door, $2 general admission and $1 Boise State students, faculty and staff; admission includes popcorn and soda. Kahlo was born in Mexico City in 1907, although she claimed her birth year was 1910 because she wanted her life to begin at the same time as the Mexican revolution. At this time, Mexico was a hub for political and intellectual excitement. This film examines her life, which was punctuated by suffering, both physical and emotional. She contracted polio as a young girl, which left her right leg noticeably thinner than her left, and was involved in a bus accident in 1925. A pole pierced her from her stomach to her pelvis in the accident, and as a result she endured 32 operations in her lifetime and was plagued by pain and fatigue until her death in 1954. Her pain was amplified by the emotional distress associated with her marriage to Diego Rivera. Their life together was both passionate and destructive – they shared a deep love but both parties engaged in extra-marital affairs and at one point they divorced only to remarry a year later. Women’s History Month strives to celebrate the triumphs and accomplishments of ordinary women doing extraordinary things. For a complete list of the month’s events, go to http://womenscenter.boisestate.edu/events.   Contact Katie Sullins Student Programs Board 426-3835 Media Contacts Pat Pyke communications and marketing 426-1987 Patri Ann Thompson communications and marketing intern 426-3196

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