Sightings

Julia Sneden wrote, "I suspect that being on a School Board is rather a thankless job. One must deal with many dry facts and knotty problems, so one almost never encounters the joy that ought to be at the heart of education. I don't doubt that such boards are trying to keep an eye on what they perceive as appropriate education for our children. It seems to me, however, that the important question is whether or not they are qualified to make that judgment." more »

"Since we last wrote a breast cancer screening guideline, there have been the publication of quite a number of new studies that inform us about the benefits and drawbacks of screening with mammography, so the American Cancer Society commissioned a detailed evidence review by an external expert group to review all of this new data which was then presented to our American Cancer Society guideline committee," said Dr. Richard Wender, Society's Chief Cancer Control Officer. "That committee then considered all of this evidence over a period of months, did the very difficult job of balancing the benefits and harms, and that's what led to the change in the guidelines that we're publishing now." more »

A drawing of Wonder Woman in an early version of her patriotic costume by H.G. Peter (ca. 1941) is shown alongside a "Wonder Woman for President" issue (No. 7, Winter 1943). Two of Steve Ditko’s original drawings of Spider-Man’s first appearance in Amazing Fantasy are displayed. During World War II, many superhero stories channeled American concerns about the conflict. more »

The United States' unique lack of work-family policies puts a singular burden on women who still bear the lion’s share of responsibility for unpaid work at home. Women often lack time off to care for a newborn, the ability to pay for high-quality child care, and access to the kind of predictable and family-friendly work scheduling that permits attendance at parent-teacher conferences and trips to the pediatrician. more »