Baldwin Wallace University - Grindstone Yearbook (Berea, OH)

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Friedan Introduces B-W t0 the Second Stage? Betty Friedarl - educator, author, activist. and mother e was guest speaker at Baldwin-Wallace on Januv ary 20. The topic of her lecture. spon- sored jointly by ACES and the Peace with Justice programt was her new book. The Second Stage. The first stage was introduced by Friedanis first book called The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963. Promoted by the book to evalu- ate their strictly defined capacities of wife. mother. and servant. women he- gan to question that stereotypical role elegated to them by family and soci- ety. Women wondered whether they, too, were human beings with an infi- nite number ofgifts and talents which remained untried. buried beneath a mountain of dirty laundry. According to Friedan. the perfect housewife was a tyrant her home be- cause she had no control over her life in the largest sense. She was de- pressed and despairing, but did not knew why. Women began to reject the iifemiv nine mystiqueii which limited their desires and stifled their abilities. Technological advances freed them from the home, gave them the oppor- tunity to choose whether or not to bear children, and called them 10 the job market. Women began to consid- er careers or academics as possibili- ties and probabilities. Women began to win court cases on abortion, eco- nomic disparity, and exploitation in employment. Friedan warnedt how- ever, that young women today take for granted the gains made by their predessorst that their right to live as human beings is relatively new. She cited the rise of the Moral Majority and the conservative tenor of the country. Reactionaries have been clever, said Friedan, in monopolizing the sa- cred American tradition of the fam- ily. Feminism has been misrepresent- ed by sensationalist, exploitativejour- nalism as the distorted ideology of a small faction of radical, anti-family, lesbian separatists. This is not akin to the feminist goal of personhood for the individual, she pointed out. How- ever, in their quest for liberation. many women have foregone commit- ments such as family. Friedan ac- knowledged that the reaction against former passivity and subservience was needed, but also stressed that women and men need to cultivate the nurturing, caring sensibilities which are basic human needs. Friedan suggested that we trant scend the rhetoric of the battle of the sexes and tend to the conservative hysteria about sexual issues which masks economic reality. If today's economic circumstances require two incomes from the average family to buy a home tonce considered an at- tainable part of the American dream, then the maintenance of that home must be shared by all members of the family. Women cannot do it alone, says Friedan. Doubly bur- dened. the women who tries to jug- gle career and family without help he- comes ttone very tired Superwoman. This evolution of women and fam ily is also, offered Friedan, a liber- ation of men. Now men may choose to care for their children. With flexible work hours, sharedjob programs. day care centers. and paternity leave, men can assume the human responsibilt ities of feeling and nurturing and be- come ttequal opportunity parents. Friedan admitted that scciety stilI works according to polarized male and female roles. of which the latter is often deemed less important. Despite the progress women have effected in the past twenty years. the current sit- nation in the US. threatens the foun- dationofhumanisticassumptions.She reminded her audience of the revoca- tion of affirmative action Friedan also pointed out that the first stage is not quite finished, for issues such as abortion and ERA have yet to be resolved. But. she in- sisted, second stage must begin, and welcomed B-W to a new era in American life. Belly FriedanflJ

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Transitions a81 Transitions 181 is a program head- cd by Anne Berlin which is geared toward all new incoming students at the college. The program consists of various activities, including Play- fair , that try to acquaint the new students to Baldwin-Wallacc. This year the attendance at tho ncw slu- dcnl convocation and banquet was the largest ever in the last several years. Student involvement and Fac- ulty participation was also very good and Transition '8l was a success. above.- Jerry Ewen 0f Praijair gets mme help from B-W students to cntcrtam the crowd. above: Anne Berlin welcomes lhc new sludcnts above: Jcanmaric Adamczyk. a group leader. joins in the activities. to B-W. IZXTransilions SI

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With J ustice above: The Union Ballroom 1ch with standing room only For the George McGovern talk. Hchacc With Justice The Peace With Justice program was a year-long project of coordinat- ed programming throughout the col- Iege. based on the theme of peace with justice. Global concerns as well as lo- cal ca mpus concerns were fOCused one The fall quarter emphasized world- wide problems facing our nation and winter and spring quarters focused more on the domestic problems on campus. This also helped to make stu- dents more aware of three major is- sues confronting American Society: racism, sexism and violence Senator George McGovern keynot- ed the uPeace With Justice program in the first ofa series Ofworkshops in cooperation with ACES tAcadcmic and Cultural Evants Scricsi. Another workshOp was entitled Methods of Connict Rcsolution't, and there was a panel discussion 0fthc ttCost 0f Mili- tary Spendingf' The performing arts also partici- pated in the program with the The- atre Department's presentation of Mother Courage the first week in December. The conservatory also presented three concerts with music expressing the peace with justice theme. There were 11150 special litur- gical events as well as courses offered that emphasized peace making and establishing justice The Lyceum. Exponan Mill. and WBWC also took part in the promo- tion of the program. The Baldwin- Wallacc Film Group presented a se- rics of films which addressed a series of issues. tiWrath of God and 'hWar Games which was sponsored by uCrossroads and Program Board Productions, were just a few of the films presented throughout the year.