Vietnam Summer Project launches door to door canvassing
The Vietnam Summer movement began June 28 with canvassing in local West Side headquarters. Sponsored by King’s committees and groups including SANE, Teachers Committee, and Women Strike for Peace, it linked 60 groups to educate and organize communities face to face. Early polls showed 62 percent favored withdrawal, with broad efforts expanding into Harlem and congressional districts to shape the 1968 election.
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Richar Sand
Woman's Work magazine to reach 23 600 students nationwide
After November 1 Barnard College and 23 600 other students nationwide will receive MA Woman's Work, a new magazine exploring career options for college women. The Undergrad sponsored issue is the summer project of Arlene van Bréems and Sarah Bradley, with Elena Matera as Art Editor and BULLETIN flag designer.
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MA Woman's
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Sarah Bradley
Elena Matera
Pratt Institute
Bulletin
Magazine tribute and camp journal pieces by contributing students
Several students contributed to the magazine with notes by Nancy Gertner Nancy Waltman Eleanor Prescott Barbara Pollack Barbara Hussart Bonnie Fox and Steve Dutles Cas. It details women in diverse fields and job hunting. The piece also recounts a French camp experience in St Andre de Majencoules including the training through Union Francaise de Colonies de Vacances and interactions with local youths.
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Nancy Waltman
Eleanor Prescott
Barbara Pollack
Barbara Hussart
Bonnie Fox
Steve Dutles
Kathy Shenkin
Christian
Eulottes
France
Colonie de Vacances
St. Andre de Majencoules
Cevennes Mountains
Nimes
Union Francaise de Colonies de Vacances
New York
My Temn
Internships on Capitol Hill Offer Power and Access
A reflective account by Carol Polis details internship life for a liberal Democrat in Washington. The piece covers campaign training, legislative research, and social networks at places like the Cannon Caucus Room and National Democratic Committee HQ, highlighting access to officials, off the record remarks, and the political tempo of a summer in the nation’s capital.
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Dante Fascell
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Congressional Record
Office of Economic Opportunity
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National Democratic Committee
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Politics
Averell Harriman
Willard Wirtz
Washington
Max Freedman
Manchester Guardian
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