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...time of their invention, women were such adept swimmers that the first woman to swim across the English Channel, Gertrude Ederle, shattered all previous records held by male swimmers. American women looked up to athletes like Ederle and wore bikinis to emulate these strong female role models...
...mail to the entire Harvard community reviewing the institution’s progress on diversity since 2005. She cites in her message a principle adopted by two of the task forces convened in the wake of the Summers remarks. “A diverse faculty is a strong faculty because it emerges from the broadest possible consideration of available talent,” Faust wrote, quoting their conclusions. “The development, recruitment and support of outstanding faculty...provide the essential foundation of a great university...
Flaherty, a Cambridge resident, said he ran against Galluccio for the Senate seat in 2007 “because as a strong progressive I was concerned about healthcare and essential human services...
...question riled up the audience with cries of “next question,” audience member Kevin E. Kelley—a member of the Carpenter’s Union—said that Trumka’s diplomatic handling of the situation is representative of his strong leadership style...
...because of the doings of Vito Fosella, his GOP predecessor. Fosella was forced to resign after news broke that he had a mistress and love child in Virginia. The Cook Political Report rates the district R+4, meaning it leans Republican. And with the GOP expected to make a strong nationwide comeback in congressional races this fall, McMahon - the first Democrat to represent the area in 28 years - is by no means safe. In fact, he needs to draw a healthy number of Republican votes to win re-election, and his voting record up until health care had been...