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  • Celebrating One Hundred Years of Failure to Reproduce on Demand [NYT editorial: Way off for women]

    04/14/2002 10:19:21 AM PDT · by summer · 71 replies · 744+ views
    The NYT ^ | April 14, 2002 | Gail Collins
    April 14, 2002 EDITORIAL OBSERVER Celebrating One Hundred Years of Failure to Reproduce on Demand By GAIL COLLINS A century ago, American women were experiencing a spectacular burst of energy and opportunity. For the first time, they were going to college in large numbers. For the first time, they could choose from an assortment of professional careers. The number of female doctors was higher at the beginning of the 20th century than it would be at any time until the 1980's. Most of those suddenly liberated, high-achieving women did not marry or have children. Almost instantly, the country started worrying...