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A Woman's Place...

August 9, 2005

Women didn't skirt the tough challenges of co-op. According to Mary Blood who entered the program in 1921, she and her fellow "co-eps" packed Crisco during early mornings at a Procter & Gamble factory. They also hauled lumber and became handy with crowbars too.

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Where There s a War, There s a Way: Women Storm the Workforce

August 9, 2005

Co-ops graduated a little early that wartime spring of 1942 -- on April 10 to be exact. Recalled Florence Schroeder: The boys wore their ROTC uniforms under their caps and gowns and left immediately for the service from commencement. By April 20, I was on the job not as a secretary but as a statistical accountant. The employers hired us for men s positions. They even gave us girls golf lessons.

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PROFILE: Losses Take Toll, But Grad Never Gives Up

June 22, 2003

Renee Richardson, a staff member in Judaic Studies and longtime UC employee, was once told she would never graduate from college. This year, she graduates with her second bachelor s degree. On top of her work and academic demands, she has faced one loss after another, including the murder of one of her sons in Indianapolis.

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Turning 100 and Still Looking to Grow

April 21, 2003

While the university s Division of Professional Practice is gearing up for the 100th anniversary of cooperative education in 2006, co-op innovation is not slowing down at UC.