Agnes Scott College - Silhouette Yearbook (Decatur, GA)

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a woman is better equipped to influence society if s ne has an educated mind, tlie quality of her influ- ence is enhanced through a liberal arts education, liberal as used here means ' liberating. ' it frees her mind from prejudice and narrow views, it allows her to explore, to take into herself, the heritages of his- tory and to use these as, symbolically, a deep well from A hich she draws sustenance for her daily decisions. — mrs. sarah f ranees mcdonald decatur lawyer in our society today, the A oman is in. her influence is felt and reflected in . . . her ' iron hand in a glove ' sort of indirect povA er ... in everything from the pan in the kitchen to the swank indoor swimming pool .. .today ' s A oman is an impor- tant asset to her executive husband, many large companies interview the wife along with the husband, the wife ' s person- ality, poise, capabilities as a hostess greatly influence the selection. —mrs. Julia h. goza southern bell telephone and telegraph company very seldom are women thought about except as exten- sions of men. perhaps my greatest responsibility as a wo- man is to stop looking upon myself as a woman, to look on myself as an individual human being, the great issue of our generation and of this century is whether or not human be- ings shall be stereotyped by color, religion, and nationality; i believe that before the century is out, sex will have been added to that list, modern life requires little of that brute force which once was necessary for survival, in fact there is no place in our society for brute force or sheer strength, the strengths which our society requires are not female or male but human strengths ... a wife kills her personality by succumbing to the idea that her husband ' s survival depends on her submission to him. -mrs. eliza king paschal[ agnes scott collef mostly they treat me like a younger sister and laugh a lot, but as long as i know they ' re laughing i know they ' re not mad at me. —norma adanns taxi driver, decatur co-op cab company

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' behind every man is a good woman ' should be updated to read ' by the side of every man is a good woman. ' — mrs. Christie r. tanr the career woman is a unique creation of our society, someone for whom new doors of free- dom and opportunity are opening constantly, she can bring to hen A ork not only the spiritual equipmient of a woman, but also the intellectual training that used to be reserved for men. with- out either denying or overemphasizing her fem- inity, she must learn to handle her new privileges and influence, i believe that she can maintain her businesslike efficiency while practicing the com- passion and grace that a man may tend to forget or be afraid to show. — miss karen gearreald agnes scott college, 13BB ph.d. candidate, harvard university what about the millions of women past and present who are virtually nameless ? each one has lived and is living up to her own feeling of responsi- bility in her life, achieving goals with talent, courage, and love, such is Vi oman ' s greatest in- fluence on society -the fulfill- ment of her own ideals. — miss Janice burr therell high school atlanta. in my opinion, the days in which we could attribute certain societal influences and reflections to one of the sexes are in the past — if, in fact, they ever existed ex- cept in the imagination, affirmative influences and re- flections occur when dedicated, rightly motivated peo- ple participate generously in family, religious, community and business life. — miss susan k. spruiell community relations manager southern bell telephone and telegraph company i ' m A orking for the federal government where by law women have to be treated equally on the job with men. despite this, each work day i find myself in all kinds of plays- guerilla tactics-and harassments-to fight for my right to be something besides a secretary, it ' s in- credibly hard to overcome decades of habit; A omen are supposed to do the typing and filing, i sometimes think if i get called the office ' girl ' - meaning secretary- one more time I ' ll scream, i think i now really understand what it ' s like for a black man to be called ' boy ' ... i see the educated woman ' s unique responsibility as this; do anything you have to do to make the business world accept what you have to offer, this is by no means the only way women should influence our society; but if vje don ' t meet the challenge in man ' s realm, we ' ll be on the defensive for god knows how long, — miss felicia guest agnes scott college, 1SBB