Word: feminist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Little noticeable opposition, to the calendars has occurred on campuses, with the exception of Stanford, where a feminist group started a letter campaign to protest dehumanization of female models in last year's "Women of Stanford" calendar...
...disparate platforms emphasizing the different roles RUS could possibly undertake. Former vice president Julia Rubin '84 wished to make the group a social and political focal point for all Radcliffe women, while winner Elizabeth Young '85 stressed the need to maintain RUS as a lobbying ground for feminist issues...
Certainly this latter role is crucial--especially as RUS is in the best position to undertake such a task--but the mistaken perception has grown up that the two aims are mutually exclusive. By centering so predominantly upon feminist issues. RUS and Radcliffe programs in general have attained a reputation for being too radical--an image reinforced by the fact that students strongly concerned with women's issues tend to need and use Radcliffe more often than do women pursuing other interests. Coupled with the general Harvard-induced apprehension of exclusively female activities, this image often serves as an excuse...
...Merlin behind the magic is Gillian Armstrong, the young Australian director who established a reputation for intelligent, graceful and feminist filmmaking with her critically acclaimed debut My Brilliant Carter. That film formed the foundation of the now-thriving Australian movie industry, along with Breaker Morant, Gallipoli and Picnic at Hanging Rock...
More than 150 male and female students marched through Cambridge last night to protest violence against women on campus in the third annual "Take Back the Night" rally. After a round of feminist songs in front of Memorial Church, the group snaked through Harvard Square, down to the Charles River, up to the Quad and back to the church, gathering more and more people as it proceeded...