Word: equal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...turned up in a tuxedo. Her four years as the Second Daughter, she said later, "changed my life forever" -- but as the middle child of a Minnesota politician and a patron of the arts, who had been acting since the age of three, the teenage Eleanor was more than equal to her new position. She and her best friend would fantasize about Secret Service agents and compile secret lists -- "which were mine, and which were hers...
...study and advocacy of women, a resource for undergraduates and a school for post baccalaureate students. Founded in 1879 as the Harvard Annex to give women access to the Harvard faculty, Radcliffe spent the next century working toward the goal reached in 1977: achieving a woman's equal place at Harvard College. Radcliffe retained its ties to undergraduate women in a 1977 agreement with Harvard University...
...signs my diploma? Men and women receive "equal" diplomas, but the official signatures differ. If you're a woman, Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson signs on the dotted line. If you're a man, it's Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68. Harvard University President Neil L. Rudenstine signs everyone's sheep-skin...
Even after Flono became a political editor, she struggled to reach an equal footing with her male peers when she joined the editorial page...
...existence of Radcliffe makes it easier for Harvard to not deal with [women's issues] than if it did not exist. Not to say that Harvard hasn't made great strides forward, but things aren't entirely equal," she said...