Hillsborough Community College - Satori Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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l 3 i l l I am woman hear me roar . . . I am woman hear me roar - in numbers too big to ignore, take on special significance when they are applied nationally as well as locally. ' The Equal Rights Amendment was debated by the Hillsborough County Commissioners, by Helen Gordon Davis and Sheila McDevitt in judge Fred Lenfesty's Business Law class in the Weekend College program, and by clubs and organizationsthroughoutthe state. The status of women was examined in depth fx ,ggi rl,r V, Q f S ,. r W ,f-wr , F . ' 5 .1115 , 1 , L? in the Women Workers in a Changing World seminar at the Ybor Campus in February. Speak- ers included County Commissioner Fran Davin, Dr. Valda Robinson, HCC psychology professor, Phyllis Hamm, USFg Geraldine Smith, Freedom Federal Savings, Betty Close, Credit Bureau of Tampa, and Avis Burnside, Tam-Bay Realty. The women agreed that men are slowly losing their grip on traditionally male-dominated pro- fessions. And at HCC the Status of Women Committee Report edited by Dr. Carol Brocato was two years in the making and numbered over 400 pages, Major recommendation from this commit- tee was for the establishment of the Affirmative Action Committee. Professors Lee DeCesare, Nancy Rachels, and Carol Brocato organized the course of study for the Women's Studies course taught this year. Hai Bw 5 , G J. ffj ,i ,, . Si. is B or-AE MUST Mi Fei UWT? Z? Muna., Tl i l,

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if? ff . 6 'NY vacuum 11 Crowd at Black Awareness Week ceremony. 21 Quartet members Bertha Randolph, Larry Brooks, Freddie Perry, and Marilyn Boston 37 Veronica King, mistress of cere- mony 4J Mrs. Dorothy Harmon receives Service to the Community Award while Leonard Williams and Tony Hines look on. 53 Brenda, Jeanie, Shan, and Debra perform original dance. 6D Craig X and Henry Carley show Muslim newspaper to Black Culture class. 73 Don Steger from Eck- erd College lectured on the importance of black history in the college curriculum. 83 Nancy Bland and Cheryl Hammond in African costume.

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2 13 Helen Reddy 23 Women march in support l of ERA. 33 Prof. Lee DeCesare teaching Wo- men's Studies class. 43 State Representative Helen Cordon Davis debating for passage of ERA. 53 Sheila McDevitt debated against the ERA. 63 County Commissioner Fran Davin at a Status of Women in a Changing World Sem- inar. 73 HCC Counselor Sadie Floyd 83 Dr. Valda Robinson, psychology professor at the seminar 93 Avis Burnside 103 Betty Close 113 Weekend College professorludge Fred Lenfesty mediates Davis-McDevitt debate. ffl? 1 Contributors to the Status of Women Committee Report include Lee DeCesare, Nancy Rachels, Dr. Carol Brocato lchairperson3, Don Gilbert, Norma Rodriguez, Pat Gill, luanita Harris, Chris Swihart, Helen Goring, Sarah Pappas. Robin Lewis and Norma Mittenthal were not present when the picture was taken. 59