Word: backgrounder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Before an audience of 10 undergraduates and Radcliffe associates at the Cronkhite Graduate Center, Thomas-Graham discussed her background, delivered a reading of her first chapter and answered questions...
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...with names like Geoffrey C. Upton or Eric M. Nelson were Jewish, much less white. Now it is possible to make the same stereotyped judgments that are made when looking at first-year facebook pictures. As ideas and ways of thinking are by no means correlated with one's background, however, it is ultimately a disservice to the community to select columnists even partially on the basis of their personal background and not solely on their writing skills...
...against this background that Take Back the Night (TBTN) enters the stage, here at Harvard and across the nation. Observed April 19-25, TBTN is a national attempt to bring to light issues of violence against women. This year at Harvard, though, TBTN, is taking on a broader focus. According to Talya Weisbard '00, co-chair of TBTN, she and others involved in planning the week-long event decided to "broaden the mission to include other women's issues and to plan events that empower women and help women feel strong." In the minutes from their planning meeting, TBTN...