Education: An Uppity Woman

Diminutive, peppery Bernice Sandier, mother of two teen-age daughters, had just earned a doctorate in education from the University of Maryland when she decided that she was capable of a better career than two part-time jobs that paid her a grand total of $5,000. So she went to work in 1970 as a psychologist for HEW and devoted her spare time to the Washington-based Women's Equity Action League. In the two years since then, she has become leader of the campaign to get more and better teaching jobs for women. She has filed some 250 complaints with federal agencies alleging sex...

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