Word: divisionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard's "A" boat, consisting of Bowers and crew Captain Allison Peter, placed first in its division. The "B" boat (John Dickson, skipper, and Alexandra Barker, crew) finished first in its division and the "C" boat (Dave Axelrod, skipper, and Eric Byunn, crew) placed third.
Eight races were held in each division, and although conditions were not ideal, Harvard was strong all the way down the line.
In 1982 Johnson Controls of Milwaukee instituted a strict employment policy for women working in its battery-manufacturing division. It excluded women capable of bearing children from jobs that expose workers to certain levels of lead. The reason, said the company, was medical: scientific evidence indicates that exposing a mother...
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