Fall of 1990
As part of its special issue on women, TIME profiles 10 tough-minded women who do not allow discrimination to thwart their success. "Look where I am now," says Houston police chief Elizabeth Watson, "Heck, obviously I haven't been too put-upon." Among the 10 are activists, artists, businesswomen and the Episcopal Church's first female bishop.
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