This Week in History
Carol Gilligan publishes "In a Different Voice"
Carol Gilligan has built a career out of challenging the mainstream. After earning a B.A. at Swarthmore College, an M.A.
Birth of opera star Beverly Sills
Born on May 25, 1929 as Belle Miriam Silverman, Beverly Sills began singing in public at the age of four, when she appeared on the Uncle Bob's Rain
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This Week: May 21 - May 27
Atlantic City hotel apologizes to Bertha Rayner Frank for anti-Jewish discrimination
The proprietors of the Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel in Atlantic City apologized to Bertha Rayner Frank for her experience with anti-Jewish discrimination at their hotel.
Clara de Hirsch Home for Working Girls opens
The Clara de Hirsch Home for Working Girls, a residence and vocational training center for young women, opened its doors.
Susan Sontag publishes last essay
Susan Sontag's last essay, "Regarding the Torture of Others," was published in the "New York Times Magazine."
Carol Gilligan publishes "In a Different Voice"
Psychologist Carol Gilligan published "In a Different Voice," the first book to argue that women's psychological development could not be understood by studying men.
Political trailblazer Belle Moskowitz wins passage of bill regulating NY dance halls
Belle Moskowitz, who became the most important female political activist of her day, passed a bill through the New York State Assembly requiring major NY dance halls to obtain a license.
Activist Clara Shavelson leads butcher shop boycott
New York City women, led by activist Clara Shavelson, picketed Manhattan butcher shops to demand a reduction in the price of meat.
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