A Sisterhood of Sorts
When the University of Notre Dame went coed in 1972, it did so on the crest of a wave that seemed poised to change everything for American women.
The Equal Rights Amendment had passed the U.S. Congress, leaving the nation just a ratification tour away from the constitutional prohibition of discrimination based on sex. Ms. magazine had recently hit newsstands for the first time. On the airwaves, Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman” was the song of the summer (and a Billboard No. 1 hit) with its era-defining opening salvo: “I am woman, hear me roar.”
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July 1, 2019
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