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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Edmonds became the first Black woman to deliver the seconding speech for a presidential candidate in 1956, endorsing Dwight D. Eishenhower at the Republican National Convention...

Author: By Evan M. Supcoff, | Title: Author Examines Black Women Politicians | 10/2/1986 | See Source »

Encouraging audience participation, Parrot led nearly two hours of audience discussion. "Thinking about our relationships will improve our quality of life," she said at the beginning of her speech...

Author: By Sara O. Vargas, | Title: Cornell Professor Describes Potential Date Rape Scenarios | 10/2/1986 | See Source »

After her triumph in Washington, Aquino flew to New York City, where she met with business leaders in an effort to spur new investment in the Philippines and delivered an address in the TIME Distinguished Speakers series. At week's end she went to Boston to give a speech at Harvard and accept an honorary degree from Boston University, then visited her former home in suburban Newton, Mass., where she and her husband lived in exile for three years. She was scheduled to address the United Nations on Monday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Cory Hits a Grand Slam | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

...House and suggested that he bring Shevardnadze to a meeting with Reagan. Shevardnadze startled the President by handing him a letter from Gorbachev about Reagan's July arms-control proposals; White House Spokesman Larry Speakes had just told reporters the President intended to complain about Soviet unresponsiveness in a speech at the United Nations on Monday. Radio Moscow later paraphrased the Gorbachev message this way: "We don't rule out the possibility of our meeting and signing something...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trying to Have It Both Ways | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

...scales finally fall from Harvey's eyes, they do not clang loudly to the floor but slither there ambiguously. Although Gillian surely understands that she is a kind of human sponge, sopping up all her family's messy emotional spillovers, the script never gives her the sort of revolutionary speech that would make a feminist stand up and cheer. Such words would be out of character and would not make the point as effectively as her steadfastness does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Unsentimental Journey That's Life! | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

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