I find many parallels between women's experiences in the nineties with Betty Friedan's, in her essay: The Way We Were - 1949. ... I asked her to read the Friedan essay and let me know if she felt as moved as I was, and to share with me her experiences of sexism. ... A national campaign by the National Organization of Women began on 2 March 1984, demanding that the US Justice Department investigate anti-abortion terrorism. ...

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Edwin Bridges' book, the Incompetent Teacher, brought to light the wide concern for teacher performance in 1984. ... According to Lois Weiner, Ed.D., "I failed the essay portion of New York's Teacher Certification Exam that measures professional knowledge...My doctorate in education is from Harvard...The company that creates, administers and grades the tests [National Evaluation Systems] has refused to consider the challenge I've lodged against my score "(Wiener). ...

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