Word: activistic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would be overstating myself to say I was an activist," says Edward Larson '68, a professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. "But I was very much affected by movements...
...certainly committed to social change," says Greenhouse, who took part in a march in support of abortion rights while she was covering the issue for The Times. "[But] I wouldn't call myself an activist...
...different permutations, the ultimate effect of the 1960s activist spirit is best described by the silent protest undertaken by so many Radcliffe women a quarter century...
...ruling left Kevorkian's opponents flabbergasted. "If I were a gambler, I'd bet that Kevorkian will kill someone tomorrow," said local Operation Rescue activist Lynn Mills after hearing the decision. "He's really out of control...
...Lloyd Wells, serving as a volunteer in Ross Perot's advocacy group United We Stand America "was one of the most euphoric experiences of my life." Wells, 72, had been an activist for decades, agitating against orthodox politics. It was the fulfillment of his dreams when Perot arrived on the scene and organized a popular rebellion against the major parties. But this month the Maine chapter of Perot's organization ejected Wells and two others for alleged insubordination. Last week Wells was helping to organize a competing group in Maine and began coordinating with disaffected Perotistas elsewhere. "We're going...