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...city of Seattle did the predictable, wrapping the three-day meet in endless fog and drizzle. The Crimson's foremost triumverate of Darlene Beckford, Kristen Linsley, and Ellen Gallagher finished one, two, three for Harvard, all landing in the top hundred amongst a fiercely competitive field. And coming into the meet ranked 20th in the nation as a team, the Harriers obliged by finishing 20th overall...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Harriers Shine in Rain-Soaked Seattle | 11/18/1980 | See Source »

Where could women find examples of themselves? Foremost writers such as Goethe, Milton and Swift divided women between devils (vile, loath-some creatures) and angels, perpetual virgins who were equally unhuman. The quotes from these accepted geniuses are enough to turn any woman's hair prematurely grey: contemplation is feminine, action is masculine, and the ideal woman is a death-like fragile heroine ready to expire at a moment's notice. Edgar Allen Poe said, "The death of a beautiful woman is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world" -- no doubt to everyone except the woman who's doing...

Author: By Jacoba Atlas, | Title: The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer & the 19th Century Literary Imagination | 11/18/1980 | See Source »

Publisher Seawell called the Times Mirror "the best possible purchaser," adding, "I'm delighted with their enthusiasm. So many of our problems will be solved." Foremost among those problems has been the high cost of newsprint; Times Mirror Co. has plentiful supplies. And without the financial encumbrance of the Bonfils foundations, the Post may well return to those thrilling days when its profits, and its spirits, were Rocky Mountain high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Thunder in the Rockies | 11/3/1980 | See Source »

...tried to hard to project. While he and the U.S. Ambassador. Richard W. Murphy, escaped unharmed, 20 were injured (none fatally), As the travel agents scurried to the airport to flee the Philippines, it is safe to presume that package vacation deals to the Philippines were not foremost in their minds...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Storm Warning | 10/31/1980 | See Source »

First and foremost, UMass dominated all of the first half and a large portion of the second. The Minutewomen controlled the ball with crisp passes--from player to player, unlike the Crimson booters, who continually passed to areas rather than to teammates. And the UMass midfielders, especially Natalie Prosser, commanded their zone from start to finish...

Author: By Mike Bass, | Title: Women Booters Fall, 2-0, As Minutewomen Fly High | 10/29/1980 | See Source »

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