Word: equalize
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Each day when the Illinois legislature is in session, women costumed as suffragists in blouses and long skirts hold a silent vigil in the state capitol. The women, like many others, are waiting for the legislators to vote on the Equal Rights Amendment. ERA will die if not approved by 38 states before March 22,1979, and Illinois, the one Northern industrial state yet to pass the measure, could be the 36th. Ratification there would keep alive the amendment's slim chance of approval before the deadline. Even ERA supporters concede that defeat in Illinois would make it nearly impossible...
...fifths approval in both houses. During the 1976 session, it was defeated in the senate by a mere seven votes. President Carter took up the cause before the legislature, saying, "What you do here in this chamber over the next few weeks might very well determine whether women have equal rights under the U.S. Constitution...
...educational institution, Harvard faces the unique problem of hiring students to do a great deal of part-time and summer work. To the extent that the student body does not represent all minorities in equal proportions, explains Eric Kurtz, Harvard's director of analytic studies, those workers chosen are unrepresentative. "It's hard sometimes to develop a good pool of applicants," he says...
Jordan's citation: A vigorous mind, voice and body breaching barriers to equal opportunity...
...selection is outstanding performance. While this may seem a bit drastic, the point to be emphasized is that there is room for improvement in the Harvard system. All that choose to devote as much time and energy as is demanded by football should be given a fair and equal chance to play. Being involved with the team is an experience that I feel honored to have had, I salute all those who have endured four years...