Word: ms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...MANUAL for the divorcing woman, the diary does provide emotional companionship but fails to tackle the pragmatic problems of divorce. Braudy had a network of friends to drag her out of her depression, she had a talent that merely needed development (she is now editor and writer for Ms. Magazine), and she had no children to hamper her individual development...
Today I received in the mail a quick note from Ron. With it, he included a copy of Ms. Audrey Ingber's review. After reading her statement, "Never overstating his movements, Stulberg achieved what he wanted by subtle proddings of the baton," I felt compelled to speak out against Ingber's editorial...
...Ms. Ingber actually did experience the concert, then her review of Mr. Stulberg was motivated by simple kindness. This, I suggest, is detrimental to your--or any--isolated academic environment. Such unwarranted flattery can only help to reinforce unhealthy or mistaken practices. All too soon will Mr. Stulberg discover the harsh and objective realities of the outside world. As a reviewer and a former reviewee, I would respectfully suggest that your reviewing and editorial staff understand that honest criticism of unhealthy traits, when used properly, can be an enhancement of the academic society and the learning experience. --Charles Carner
...because she carries close to 300 Ibs. on a 5-ft. 3-in. frame. Next week she will become the second woman to mount the podium at the New York Philharmonic (the famed French pianist and teacher Nadia Boulanger was the first, in 1939). The program, co-sponsored by Ms magazine, will be entirely devoted to the works of women composers (see box page 59). In January she will become the first woman ever to conduct at New York's Metropolitan Opera, leading Verdi's La Traviata, starring Beverly Sills. In addition to all this, she is conducting...
...When Ms. Freedberg interviewed me about the fear of success findings at Harvard and Radcliffe, she made it clear (1) that she did not fear success and therefore there must be something wrong with the findings, and (2) that the findings could be interpreted as being damaging to women and therefore should not have been released for publication. I'm afraid these opinions rather garbled the account of what the survey findings were and what I think they mean...