Oates and Hollywood Glamour in Mixed Cultural Notes
The piece surveys a Robert Oates collection on life’s underside, noting stories about villains and victims and themes of passivity and aggression. It also highlights a costume exhibit at the Costume Institute featuring Monroe, Cher, and Streisand, with a closing riff on campus grind culture and its uncertain meaning.
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Rosewood
Oates
Monroe
John Kennedy
Madison Square Garden
Cher
Barbara Streisand
Hollywood
Costume Institute
Robbie Brager
Feminist Vision in A Very Curious Girl Explored
A feminist analysis argues that the film portrays Mary as a free woman who defeats male domination. Nelly Kaplan frames male characters as inhuman, while Mary rejects control, reshapes her destiny, and exposes social oppression through fantasy.
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Nelly Kaplan
Mary
Barnard Photo Contest and Talks At Barnard Hall
Barnard Bulletin invites all Barnard students to enter a black and white photo contest with prizes of 25 for first 15 for second and 10 for third. Entries are due March 18 at the Bulletin office room 107 McIntosh Center. Winning photos appear March 27 and at Spring Festival exhibition. Lecturers Committee hosts Congresswoman Bella Abzug February 14 at 1 pm in James Room Barnard Hall to discuss International Women's Year. A February 18 alumnae panel will discuss careers in Journalism.
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McIntosh
Barnard Bulletin
Barnard
Bulletin
McIntosh Center
The
McAc
Bella Abzug
James
Barnard Hall
Abzug
Alumnae panel to discuss careers and abortion study notes
Newsbriefs show a panel on college campus at 8:00 p.m. in the College Parlor followed by refreshments. A Stanford University study of 642 women who had abortions attributes pregnancy to sex without contraception, fear of side effects, or reliance on rhythm or withdrawal. A meeting of Women in Health Care Careers is planned for February 18 at noon to discuss interview experiences. Chrysler executive argues plants contribute to pollution, while EPA cites car mobility and urban concentration of pollutants.
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Alumnae Advisory Vocational Committee
Alumnae Committee On Student Affairs
Stanfor University
Warren Miller
CPS
Chrysler Corporation
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Chrysler
Sydney Terry
Terry
Roger Strelow
Strelow
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