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Sparked by the recent denial of a promotion to Assistant Professor Ethel Klein, the Radcliffe Union of Students (RUS) has begun a new effort to pressure University officials to improve the status of Women's Studies at Harvard...
...RUS President Elizabeth Young '85 said yesterday that while the action is aimed at improving women's studies in general, the group was encouraged by Government Department Chairman John D Montgomery, who she said had told them that he might reconsider Klein's promotion if students showed interest...
...effort includes a petition of support for Women's Studies and letters to The Crimson and University administrators. RUS Vice President Christina A. Spaulding '84 said yesterday. She added that 100 students have signed the petition which will be sent to Montgomery, and they plan to continue soliciting support from other students...
Young said that Klein's case is an "important rallying point" for the protests, but "the focus is not Ethel, but Women's Studies "In the letters, RUS officials criticize what they call the University's general disregard for Women's Studies, citing Klein's denial of promotion as an indication of a lack of commitment to the area...
Montgomery said Wednesday that Klein's courses--Gen. Ed. 100, "Introduction to Women's Studies," and Gov. 1330. "The Politics of Women's Liberation--"might not be taught after she leaves, and RUS officials expressed concern that the course would not be replaced...