Tag: Women

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Women’s History Month: The Women of Manhattan College, Then and Now

by Kyla Guilfoil & Adrianne Hutto, Asst. News Editor & Asst. Production Editor Women first joined the ranks of Manhattan College’s undergraduate student body in the fall of 1973, making this the 47th Women’s History Month spent by female students at MC. In honor of the women who broke the glass ceiling in those first decades, and those who continue that legacy at Manhattan today, … Continue reading Women’s History Month: The Women of Manhattan College, Then and Now

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The Role of Feminism on MC’s Campus

by Nicole Fitzsimmons & Zoe DeFazio, Asst. News/Features Editor & Staff Writer  Manhattan College accepted its first women undergraduate students in 1973, after 120 years of being an established institution. Nearly 47 years later, the question still remains: has the college yielded a place where women and men can thrive at the same levels, inside and outside of the classroom? Classes, faculty and programs at Manhattan … Continue reading The Role of Feminism on MC’s Campus

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Manhattan’s First Females Reflect On Making History

by ALLY HUTZLER, Editor-in-Chief, and TARA MARIN, Assistant Editor The seventies were a progressive time for the United States: the Supreme Court legalized abortion, Steve Jobs founded Apple, the U.S. left the Vietnam War, and colleges across America finally opened their doors to women. In 1973, Manhattan College became one of those colleges. However, there was one woman who actually graduated from MC in 1969, five years before the school … Continue reading Manhattan’s First Females Reflect On Making History

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The Ugliness of Beauty Pageants

“Miss America represents the highest ideals. She is a real combination of beauty, grace, and intelligence, artistic and refined. She is a type which the American Girl might well emulate.” Let’s take a minute to really look at this statement made by Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce President Frederick Hickman 75 years ago about who Miss America is and what she represents. According to the … Continue reading The Ugliness of Beauty Pageants

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