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...statuesque student was soon playing suitably outsized roles: Lysistrata, Clytemnestra, Kate the shrew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Big Bea | 10/1/1973 | See Source »

...nothing less than a total annihilation of the male dominated system. But nobody likes a woman who is angry. Her male friends would shy away from her with a "she'll get over it" condescension, and their condescension would fortify her outrage. You feel ugly fighting with a shrew's snarl, though. It is like using brass knuckles on a balloon for a punching bag. And you begin to wonder if you are worth liking after...

Author: By Emily Fisher, | Title: Feminism: The Personal Struggle | 7/10/1973 | See Source »

...Taming of the Shrew. Burton and Taylor in happier, if fatter, times. Franco Zefferelli directed this lush adaptation of the Shakespeare comedy, and the transition from stage to screen is a ribald, rousing success. The still beautiful Taylor and the seething, brutal Burton swagger through the film with consummate ease, and one suspects this is because they have played the same roles for real. Channel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: television | 7/6/1973 | See Source »

Radcliffe gained wins this year in the Sloop Shrew Trophy regatta, April 14-15, the President's Trophy regatta, April 22, and the CCT Invitational, May 12. In the Sloop Shrew race Radcliffe topped second-place MIT, 40-60. B.U. finished third with 78 points...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: 'Cliffe Sailors to Vie for National Title June 1, 2 In King's Point Competition | 6/1/1973 | See Source »

...weekends ago, Radcliffe sponsored and won the Sloop Shrew on the Charles over a field of seven teams. Stroud and Angell won a phenomenal 12 of 14 B division races and finished second in the other two to pace the Radcliffe victory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radcliffe Sailors Face Key Weekend Contest, Hope to Qualify for National Championships | 4/27/1973 | See Source »

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