Word: houghtons
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This spring an unusual and virtually simultaneous blooming of senior novelists is taking place. Norman Mailer (see following review), Saul Bellow, the mysterious Thomas Pynchon and a seemingly perennial Philip Roth all have new works scheduled for publication. American Pastoral (Houghton Mifflin; 423 pages; $26) is Roth's fourth offering in fewer than seven years, making the 64-year-old a sort of Cal Ripkin of American letters...
...James Houghton is currently the chair of Corning Inc., and Maisie Houghton has long been involved in women's issues. She established a women's center in Corning, N.Y., and ran workshops in New York City on women and money, according to the Harvard Gazette...
...Maisie Houghton described the span of the couple's professional lives as "the lifespan of the women's movement...
...Maisie Houghton described the plans for the endowment fund and the women's initiative project as "fluid...
...think the Houghton gift is going to have a huge impact on the lives of all undergraduates, particularly women," Rawlins said. "This type of gift exemplifies the type of forward thinking about improving women's experiences at Harvard that we really need, and I think it's going to make a big difference...