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Communications Director: Jennifer Hillings Epstein...
Communications Director: Jennifer Hillings Epstein...
Researchers have yet to pinpoint the cause of CFS. The Epstein-Barr virus is active in some, but not all, sufferers, and experts doubt it is the root of the trouble. The illness seems to involve some malfunction of the immune system, perhaps triggered by stress, that can allow any number of normally dormant viruses, including Epstein-Barr, herpes VI and even polio-like pathogens, to become active...
Cynthia Fuchs Epstein, a sociology professor at the City University of New York and a member of the project's board, said, "Much of the history of the origins of the women's movement is unknown....In an age where people don't communicate by writing letters much, unless you can record it, it will all be gone...
...Epstein, who was chosen to sit on the project's board because of her involvement in the early women's movement, said, "I think it's important to know a history of a movement, or else people don't have a good sense of what can be accomplished in a short period of time...