Women’s History Week Observed In Aiken Calendar
The 1976 start of Women’s History Week is celebrated in Aiken with a planning committee led by Frankie Cubbedge and Jane Tuten. Sponsoring agency USC Aiken Library with co sponsors and supporting groups schedule lectures exhibits seminars and film programs March 6 through 11 at various local venues.
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Aiken
Usc-Aiken Library
Aiken County Public Library
Aiken Business and Professional Women’s Club
American Association of University Women
League of Women Voters
Aiken Junior Women’s Club
Garden Club
Frankie Cubbedge
Jane Tuten
Women writers reshape image of female characters in literature
Dr. Elizabeth Bell of USC Aiken argues male authors depict women as love objects or supporting roles and that women writers now view characters as full humans. She notes women gain space independence and creative achievement, cites Jo in Little Women as a model, and announces a March program at the Aiken County Public Library during Women’s History Week.
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Ann Taylor
Garden Tea Room
Pendleton Street
Daughters of Science
Constance A. Myers
Aiken County
Aiken
American Needlepoint Guild
Aiken County Public Library
Elizabeth Bell
Women In the Arts
Joan Tower
Women and Credit
Hazel Pardue
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Clubhouse
Hawthorne
Cooper
Hemingway
Bell
Usc-Aiken
Dr. Bell
University of Louisville
Kentucky
Kate Chopin
Zelda Fitzgerald
America
Louisa May Alcott
Alcott
Anzia Yezierska
Pioneering Aiken Doctor Jane Guignard Shaped Women’s Medicine
Aiken County native Jane Guignard became a pioneer woman physician in South Carolina. Born 1876, she studied at Presbyterian College and George Peabody College, earned an MD in Philadelphia, opened her Lady Street practice in 1905, and served 27 years as Columbia College attending physician. Her work included delivering three generations of babies and operating a nursing home briefly.
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Constance A. Myers
Aiken County
Jane Guignard
South Carolina
Columbia
Female Academy
Washington Street
Woman's Medical College
Philadelphia
Lady St
Guignard
Columbia College
Columbia Hospital
Clara Barrett-Strait
Appetites Rise As Cards Enter Mainstream Dining
A newspaper ad notes McDonald’s now accepts Visa or MasterCharge with a $3 minimum, reflecting broader use of plastic money. The author muses on economy and security of premium cards while recalling past dining scenes with children and refined foods like Chateaubriand and escargot.
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McDonald’s
American Express
Dining on a Budget Satire by Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck recalls a LA family meal mishap as her kids diet and finances collide. A dinner at Chez Eddie’s sparks humor about dieting, lingering charges, and the ambivalent value of ambiance. The story ends with the author and family diners eating every bite, despite finances.
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Chez Eddie's
Washington Redskins
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Mellie Hickey
USCA
Women In Management
Doris Chesser
Mary Cassatt
USDA
Forest Lawn
Isabelle Vanderveld
Joan Silverberg
Myers
North Augusta
California State University
Sacramento
University of South Carolina
Jane Bruce Guignard
Erma Bombeck
L.A
Universal Picture
Showtimes
Sun
Pacific International, Ltd
Birch Street
Nekoosa
Pacific International Ltd
Moctors Children
Blue Cross
Blue
Lyon-Croft-Weeks & Hunter Ins. CO
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