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Privilege based on ability rather than on inheritance , freedom of the individual , and opportunities of economic advancement for all groups of society had now become the stated goals , if not always the realities , of American society ...
Privilege based on ability rather than on inheritance , freedom of the individual , and opportunities of economic advancement for all groups of society had now become the stated goals , if not always the realities , of American society ...
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Reform in divorce laws , greater economic opportunities , and more lenient societal attitudes toward divorced women were reflected in rising divorce rates . For women , this meant greater freedom in the event of marital unhappiness ...
Reform in divorce laws , greater economic opportunities , and more lenient societal attitudes toward divorced women were reflected in rising divorce rates . For women , this meant greater freedom in the event of marital unhappiness ...
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a Today , educational opportunities for girls are on a par with those available to boys . While thirty - three percent of all women over eighteen graduate from high school , as against twenty - five percent of all men , only one percent ...
a Today , educational opportunities for girls are on a par with those available to boys . While thirty - three percent of all women over eighteen graduate from high school , as against twenty - five percent of all men , only one percent ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |