Glamour’s “Top Ten College Girls.” As I wrote in my essay published in the magazine, I wanted to be a science journalist “with a pen sharp enough to pierce public awareness.”1970 was a year of college activism on many fronts.
Environmentalists held the , with marches and teach-ins on campuses across America. Students joined women of all ages in marches in New York, Washington and other cities, carrying signs saying “” and pushing for equal employment and educational opportunities.
Protests against the Vietnam War turned deadly when the Ohio National Guard killed four students and injured nine others at The national outrage led colleges and universities to shut down spring classes across the country.
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