Dear Abby Advice Column Highlights on Punishment and Adoption
A reader discusses punishment versus discipline in families, Joy in Beverly Hills argues for guided discipline, another asks about infidelity boundaries, a couple adopts a baby and contemplates telling him he is adopted, and a letter about price tags on gifts prompts Abby to advise budgeting and removing tags.
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Moroccan Women’s Feminism Draws Mixed Reactions in Morocco
Elizabeth Fernea, a freelance journalist and University of Texas Austin instructor, described Moroccan women as more radical in feminism than American counterparts during a Cornell College talk. She noted advances in pay and job opportunities, yet home life remains constrained. Fernea linked changes to French occupation and migration, with women supporting extended families and some turning to prostitution or marrying Frenchmen as social dynamics shifted. Her book A Street in Marrakech will be published next week.
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Moroccan women struggle with changing roles and veiling shifts
A Moroccan interviewee describes patrilineal tension between men and women and says education and evolving roles are reshaping society. She notes veiling declines in cities, rising female public power at home, and varied street lives from deserted wives to widows and breadwinners, reflecting broader global shifts.
Iowa Junior Miss Deadline Near
The Iowa Junior Miss Development Foundation announced that candidates for Iowa's Junior Miss 1976 must file entry forms by November 10. Eligible are Iowa high school girls ages 16 to 19. A limited number will compete in Ottumwa January 31, with the winner advancing to America's Junior Miss in Mobile, Alabama, in May.
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