Drabble and the Rise of Confident Women Writers
The piece surveys Britons Germain Greer Doris Lessing and Margaret Drabble as a thriving cohort of women authors. It highlights Drabbles career from Cambridge to London based fiction notes her self assured protagonists and a feminist ethos, showing how self worth fuels professional and personal resilience across novels such as The Garrick Year and The Millstone.
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Britain
Germain Greer
Betty Friedan
Doris Lessing
Margaret Drabble
Drabble
Spital
Cambridge
London
England
France
United States
Louise
Rosamund
Emma
Garrick
Emma Evans
BBC
Octavia
Rosamund Stacey
Letter: A View of Social Security in The Banner
A reader argues Social Security acts as a broad group insurance plan for workers. Most families benefit despite some cases where individuals do not recoup their contributions. The letter criticizes Banner articles for not clarifying Social Security’s purpose and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Misleading or lying Letters to the Editor on Flag Pride
A reader writes to The Banner praising the flag and national pride while acknowledging faults in the nation and the elected leaders. The letter defends displaying the flag as love of country and allegiance to the republic, urging honesty about inequalities and the need for reforms.
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United States of America
Republic
Voices On America Speak Of Duty Hope And Social Security
A citizen chorus extols national unity and the presidency while debating honesty in government. The text then lauds Social Security as comprehensive retirement, survivors, disability, and health protection, detailing benefits and the program's significance for American families.
Social Security retirement figures for Rutland note future benefit value
These figures assume median pay with wage and price increases and standard life expectancy. They exclude employer contributions and do not project benefits in case of premature death or disability. At age 65 in 1974, accumulates future benefit value for Rutland. Robert E. Normand ie District Manager Social Security Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security
Medicare
Carload liquors unloaded at state store on Main Street
Forenoon activity at the state store shows custodians Gibson and Murphy inspecting cases before placing bottles in steel cabinets. Brands reflect new distiller lists. gins include Old Mr Boston and McBride's while whiskeys offer Windsor Crab Apple Orchard Shenandoah among others.
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Main Street
H. F. Gibson
Joseph A. Murphy
Boston
T. A. Davenport and Son
The House With Echoes Of an Enchanted Lady
A narrator recalls an abandoned house where a benevolent woman once lived. She taught legends, spoke of Easter mercy, and kept a jeweled brooch from an ivory box. Pearls foretold tears, tea tours dreams, and songs linger as the speaker wonders where she is now. The house now filled with light hosts stately guests, yet the woman’s dreams seem carved on the walls.
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Karen Dobkin Fortney
America the Beautiful
Rock R. Rogers
Arlington
U.S
George L. Hart Jr
Kleindienst
John Q
Nixon
Mildred Porter
Bethel
Rutland
Robert E. Normandie
Social Security Office
Battenkill
Vincent Bushee
Manchester Depot
Richville
Board of Selectmen
Noel J. Olin
Beech St. Bridge
Bennington
Vermont
Hutchison Realty Trust
State Parole Board
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Navajo
Ed Levin
North
County Streets
Rte
Christ
Helenas. Moore
Hicks Avenue
Rubbermaid
Greenmont Center
West Road
Bennington, Vt
Ata
U.S. Treasury
The
Treasury
North Bennington
Bennington Plaza
Putnam Square
Brattleboro
Manchester Center
West Dover
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