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Battle Ground woman finds empowerment raising money for women in STEM

By Griffin Reilly, Columbian staff writer
Published: March 15, 2023, 6:04am
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Ally Orr poses for a portrait at Orr's residence in Battle Ground. Her shirt, which she created herself, shares a campaign motto of "I stand with medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome women." The slogan is a response to a Boise State professor's statement at a National Conservatism Conference in 2021 where he used the three adjectives to describe independent women.
Ally Orr poses for a portrait at Orr's residence in Battle Ground. Her shirt, which she created herself, shares a campaign motto of "I stand with medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome women." The slogan is a response to a Boise State professor's statement at a National Conservatism Conference in 2021 where he used the three adjectives to describe independent women. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

BATTLE GROUND — Out in the rolling hills beyond Battle Ground, it feels like there’s a new electricity in the air. It could be because Ally Orr has made her return to Clark County.

Just as she was when The Columbian last spoke with her in February 2022, Orr — a former Prairie High School student and recent Boise State University graduate who started a scholarship fund for women in STEM in response to a professor’s sexist comments last year — is brimming with ambition.

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