Word: joan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Since her husband David Harris was imprisoned for draft evasion, said Folk Singer Joan Baez, she has made a career of all the causes-peace, civil rights, ecology. All, that is, except women's liberation. "I can't take it seriously," explained Joan. "I mean, if I'm carrying my guitar and my baby, and my husband's in jail, I'm not going to yell at some guy who holds the door open...
...Bastion of Belvedere, Cal, and North House (Government), Claire V. Broome of San Anselmo, Cal. and East House (Biochemistry) ?Susan A. Norwood of Burbank, Cal, and East House (Linguistics and Celtic Language); Joan E. Sarnet of Beverly Hills, Cal, and North House (Social Relations...
...dominating figure in the play is Bessie Berger (Joan Lorring), an abrasively dislikable Momma Portnoy. Her ineffectual husband Myron (Salem Ludwig) sums up a lifetime of quiet desperation when he tells his son, "Don't think life's easy with Momma." Like many another line in the play, it lingers in the air with Chekhovian sadness, like a note struck on an unseen piano. Even though Myron is U.S.-born, he is a prototype of the immigrant father who was held in contempt if he failed economically, and derided as a philistine if he succeeded, often...
...Purportedly addressed to women, the book is a do-it-yourself guide to sexual fulfillment. As one step toward achieving orgasm, it recommends masturbation "to your heart's content"-advice that the author claims to have followed herself. Behind the pseudonymous "J" is Missouri-born Joan Garrity, 31, who has worked in public relations for several Manhattan publishing firms...
...Mendelsohn group, which they reported was over 1000-strong. Kennedy greeted them without the aid of a suit coat or an administrative assistant, and led them into his office. He apologized for being late, saying he had been lining up Coretta King and Judy Collins-"she's the new Joan Bacz, you know"-for a Kent State memorial service that night. This time, Neustadt started...