Word: crewed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Sixty women have decided to seriously pursue the sport. The reasons for choosing crew vary among the women, but the feeling they have for their new pasttime is virtually unanimous: they all say they love...
Freshman Daphne Georas says "it's so ultra-preppy rowing for the Radcliffe crew on the Charles River in Cambridge. But it's just something I've always wanted to do, and I love it." Another crew member, Cathy Vance, says "it's a discipline which you try to accomplish; it's an attempt to improve yourself." Another woman says she finds the "physical activity a needed change from the academic life which takes up so much of the rest...
...variety of reason, a variety of women took a sweatsuit, an oar, and a rigorous program of exercise, and began the journey towards competition on the river early this fall. The journey starts with novice crew...
Peter Huntsman leads them in their attempt to learn the crew discipline. Huntsman, in his third year as Radcliffe novice crew coach, calls this year's group "quick to learn...
Dotty Kent and Jackie Backman assist Huntsman in coaching the team. Kent, a captain of the lightweight varsity crew for the last two years, and Backman, a stroker for the U.S. Olympic women's eight team, are part of the apprenticeship program aimed at developing female crew coaches...