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Women in '72: A study in contrast
A survey of 1972 highlights both gains and setbacks for women. Politics saw heightened female activity yet Senate power waned. Legal and social advances appeared with equal pay talk, FBI admission of women, and a first full admiral in the Navy, while the ERA remained stalled and costs rose with inflation.
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Alene Berthe Duerk
Navy Nurse Corps
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