Women activists discuss class, labor at Barnard luncheon
Four Soviet women visited Barnard College for a luncheon and panel with Professor Baxter's class. Anne Caplan-Weltman recalls stark inequality among attendees, noting cafeteria workers went hungry and Barnard's leadership ignored demands for livable wages, daycare, and parental leave.
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Barnard College
Martha Peterson
Women's Center
Barnard
Baxter
Women’s Center
Soviet Union
Hewitt
College Parlor
Hewitt Dining Room
District 65
Anne Caplan-Weltman
Demystifying Medicine at Barnard Health Service
A Barnard Women’s Collective critique preserves student voices on health policy. They dispute limited information and lack of student control, urging patient education and shared decision making in health services and abortion clinic information.
Barnard Women Activism and Events Calendar Highlights
The notice lists events for Barnard women including November meetings at the Women’s Center and social forums. Activities feature the Asian Women's Coalition Asian Lounge discussions, the Four Course Plan support meeting at Barnard, plus weekly poetry discussions and gynecological self-help demonstrations at McIntosh.
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Forum On
Chile
Jean Palmer
Asian Women's Coalition
Carman
Women Writers
Montclair State College
Working Woman's World
Queens College
Women’s Center
Barnard
LAB
McIntosh
Women’s Collective
Health Service Renovations at Barnard 1973 74 Guide
Barnard students note changes in Health Service including fee rise to 90 dollars and expanded staff from nine to fifteen. Open hours rise to 43 weekly. hospitalization in St Luke’s now paid by students. unlimited staff physician visits remain. emergency use of St Luke’s when service closed continues. routine exams stay. Counseling caps at ten visits. gynecologists increase to five afternoons and Saturday. dermatologist added one afternoon weekly. annual one visit per student to specified surgical subspecialties. guide to Health Service to be issued.
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Barnard
St. Luke's
Barnard Health Service
Judicial Council Seeks Stable Start After Turbulent Year
Bulletin interviews Marian Burnbaum chairing the Judicial Council about last year’s lack of meetings and missing records. She notes no chairperson delayed sessions and explains the council aims to set procedures and meet twice each semester to stay prepared.
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Judicial Council
Marian Burnbaum
Tripartite
Burnbaum
Jane Moorman
Ms. Burnbaum
Soviet Women balance work and family duties under committee guidance
The Soviet Women's Committee seeks to aid women with family obligations while allowing pregnancy leaves and special support. Dr Ablova notes life requires sharing duties, abortion exists but birth control is not encouraged, and large families receive social help. Women hold thirty percent of administrative roles, with leading positions like the Moscow Technological Economic Institute president held by a woman.
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Soviet Women’s Committee
Ablova
Soviet Union
Technological Economic Institute
Moscow
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