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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...immigrant searching for a country, inventing a country I can belong to," she read from one poem, "Stories." Much of Levins-Morales' poetry deals with her feelings of alienation as a woman, a Latino and a Jew. The poems also dealt with her memories of growing up in Puerto Rico...
...hold on the American consciousness and on American wallets. Motivated by concern about health, weight, appearance or simply the desire to feel good, citizens have willingly plunked down billions of dollars in an effort to get in shape. Last year four of the top ten hardcover nonfiction best sellers dealt with diet or fitness. Fans of Jane Fonda's four workout videos have bought more than 1.2 million copies since 1982. Cable TV and local channels now offer early-bird exercise shows. Health clubs remain popular, and Americans are also converting their homes into private gyms. They will spend...
Academics agree that sexual harassment is not a problem restricted to Harvard, nor certainly to academia. They reiterate that Harvard has dealt with the problem in a more public manner than most other institutions, giving the appearance that the problem is worse than at other schools...
...report, strongly endorsing the effects of Vatican II in the U.S., said that the American church is making headway in advocating social justice, but admitted that there is considerable "confusion over moral issues," including the limits of personal dissent and the role of conscience. The most significant passage dealt with the status of women. Malone, declaring that "particular attention must now be given" to laywomen and sisters, asserted, "Their role in the church and society must be clarified, their rights and dignity must be affirmed, and their advancement to positions of leadership and decision making must continue." He said nothing...
...issue is not cutting costs, or even the control of pornography. Rather, it is one of participatory democracy. The Council has dealt a serious blow to Cambridge's traditionally progressive spirit of voter participation. In a city usually characterized by grassroots activism the referendum process has long held a privileged position, and now is not the time to belittle it. Moreover, we suspect that the democratic voices the Council is most anxious to silence are those of feminists. It seems that, once again, the opinions and grievances of women as communicated by feminist activists will not be heard...