Quoted: Judith W. Leavitt, who was on the panel as a parent and is a professor of the history of medicine, history of science and womenâ??s studies at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, described different messages she received as she went off to college. Her parents told her to “be sure you learn how to type and get your credentials as a teacher because if you donâ??t get married, thatâ??s what youâ??ll be.”
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