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Just A Girl is the sensitive, personal story of the author’s ambition to become and succeed as a scientist during the “white man in power” era of the 1950s to 2010s. In the male-dominated science world, she struggles from girlhood unworthiness to sexist battles in jobs on the farms and in the restaurants of America, in academia’s laboratories and field research communities, and in the executive corner office. Jackson overcomes pain, shame, and self-blame, learns to believe in herself when others don’t, and becomes a champion for others. The turbulent legal and social background of sexual harassment and sexism in America over seven decades is delivered as “history with emotion.” Just a Girl is also a call to action: it identifies the court cases and lawsuits that helped advance the cultural changes we see today; outlines the pressing need for a Boys and Men Liberation (BAML) movement; highlights new approaches by parents; advocates for changes in our universities; and suggests a different direction for corporate America to take to stop the cycle of sexual harassment. Eye-opening and inspiring, it points the way to a brighter future for women everywhere.
Lucinda Jackson, a harried scientist and business executive, sets off to make a break from her corporate decades and have an “extraordinary” retirement. She launches into a five-phase “Project Escape,” complete with a vision, goals, and a scorecard of success to deliver this next chapter. Soon, Jackson and her semi-reluctant husband of thirty years are off as volunteers to the government of the Pacific island country of Palau. But while Jackson got the girl out of the corporation, even the jolt of Palau can’t fully get the corporation out of the girl. As she struggles through self-examination around purpose, identity, ego, marriage, and parenthood after years of investing so much in career, Jackson gradually learns who she is again. Whether you’re thinking ahead to retirement or are already there, Project Escape provides an unvarnished but ultimately encouraging reference in navigating the “post-career” era.
Photograph caption dated March 9, 1963 reads "Guitarist Barney Kessel says endless practice is the key to continued success. He is shown exercising this theory in his Van Nuys home."
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From the frenetic atmosphere of Manhattan to the magnificent wide-open plains of Africa, The Sun Sister is the sixth epic tale in the Seven Sisters series by the number one bestseller Lucinda Riley. A breathtaking story of love and loss, inspired by the mythology of the famous star constellation. To the outside world Electra D’Aplièse, in her mid-twenties, seems to have it all: as one of the world’s top models, she is beautiful, rich and famous. Yet Electra’s already tenuous control over her state of mind has been rocked by the death of her father, Pa Salt, the elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from across the globe. Struggling to cope, she turns to alcohol and drugs. ...
A plan, for use in the San Diego schools, is outlined for a voluntary, teacher-centered, inservice training program to take place within the school day. This plan would use the many available teacher education films for inservice education, avoiding the additional inconvenience entailed in the planning and staffing of workshops or inservice programs requiring course attendance. These films would form the basis for all inservice education. Each month, the teachers in each department would select an appropriate film for their students to view in the auditorium, while they (the teachers) would be viewing a recent teacher education film chosen from a list of 66 compiled by the secondary instructional committee. The plan would be entirely voluntary, requiring no tests, term papers, or extra-curricular activities, but also offering no artificial incentives such as salary credits. The pilot project is targeted to begin in January, 1968, with one person in each secondary school in the area having been contacted to aid in explaining and promoting the program. This article appeared in sdta bulletin, volume 48, no. 3, December, 1967, P. 9. (aw)