Word: woman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lecture entitled, "The Role of the American Intellectual Community in Redefining our National Purpose," Harris, the first black woman every to serve in the U.S. Cabinet, said academic communities must develop new ideas and provide constructive criticism of federal programs...
...submitted an environmental impact statement for a proposed uranium mine and mill complex in the eastern portion of the Navajo reservation. The BIA made arrangements for the lease in 1970, although Navajos living in the area never heard anything about the proposal until 1978. Mary C. Largo, a Navajo woman of the Dalton Pass Chapter (an area under lease), signed up as a plaintiff in the December 1978 lawsuit after drilling began on her land allotment without her permission. "I never saw any contract papers, I never put my thumbprint to anything," the 78-year-old Navajo complained...
...right to the heart of the matter. As for talent, it is completely a matter of luck. People put too much of a premium on talent; that was a problem of the characters in Interiors. Certainly talent can give sensual, aesthetic pleasure; it's like looking at a beautiful woman. But people who are huge talents are frequently miserable human beings. In terms of human attributes, what really counts is courage. There's a speech I had to cut out of Manhattan and plan to get into the next film, where my character says that the metaphor for life...
...second panel, entitled "The Effects of Athletics on the Young Woman," three women physicians said weight loss and anxiety experienced by women athletes during training can lead to interruption of the menstrual cycle...
...woman from the Combahee River Collective, a black feminist group, called for the women at the rally to defend themselves and to tell their friends to do the same. "We don't have to fight this battle in ones and tens, but in thousands and tens of thousands. We will fight back!" the spokesman, who also asked to remain unidentified, said...