When_CS Everything_PN1 Changed_VVD :_: The_AT Amazing_JJ Journey_NN1 of_IO American_JJ Women_NN2 from_II 1960_MC to_II the_AT Present_NN1 On_II a_AT1 steamy_JJ morning_NNT1 in_II the_AT summer_NNT1 of_IO 1960_MC ,_, Lois_NP1 Rabinowitz_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 28-year-old_JJ secretary_NN1 for_IF an_AT1 oil-company_JJ executive_NN1 ,_, unwittingly_RR became_VVD the_AT feature_NN1 story_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 when_CS she_PPHS1 went_VVD down_RP to_II traffic_NN1 court_NN1 to_TO pay_VVI her_APPGE boss_NN1 's_VBZ speeding_VVG ticket_NN1 ._. 
Wearing_VVG neatly_RR pressed_VVN slacks_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 blouse_NN1 ,_, Lois_NP1 hitched_VVD a_AT1 ride_NN1 to_II the_AT courthouse_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE husband_NN1 of_IO two_MC weeks_NNT2 ,_, Irving_NP1 ._. 
In_II traffic_NN1 court_NN1 ,_, Magistrate_NN1 Edward_NP1 D._NP1 Caiazzo_NP1 was_VBDZ presiding_VVG ._. 
When_CS Lois_NP1 approached_VVD the_AT bench_NN1 ,_, the_AT magistrate_NN1 exploded_VVD in_II outrage_NN1 ._. 
"_" Do_VD0 you_PPY appreciate_VVI you_PPY 're_VBR in_II a_AT1 courtroom_NN1 in_II slacks_NN2 ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 demanded_VVD ,_, and_CC sent_VVD her_PPHO1 home_RL to_TO put_VVI on_II more_RGR appropriate_JJ clothes_NN2 ._. 
Instead_RR ,_, the_AT secretary_NN1 gave_VVD the_AT ticket_NN1 to_II her_APPGE husband_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS managed_VVD to_TO finish_VVI the_AT transaction_NN1 and_CC pay_VVI the_AT $10_NNU fine_JJ --_NN1 but_CCB not_XX before_RT the_AT magistrate_NN1 warned_VVD the_AT newlywed_NN1 Irving_NP1 to_TO "_" start_VVI now_RT and_CC clamp_VVI down_RP a_RR21 little_RR22 or_CC it_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI too_RG late_JJ ._. "_" 
When_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ all_RR over_RP ,_, Lois_NP1 diplomatically_RR told_VVD the_AT courthouse_NN1 reporters_NN2 that_CST "_" the_AT way_NN1 the_AT judge_NN1 thinks_VVZ about_II women_NN2 is_VBZ very_RG flattering_JJ "_" and_CC promised_VVD to_TO "_" go_VVI home_RL and_CC burn_VVI all_DB my_APPGE slacks_NN2 ._. "_" 
Since_CS Caiazzo_NP1 had_VHD no_AT known_JJ record_NN1 of_IO tossing_VVG out_RP male_JJ petitioners_NN2 who_PNQS showed_VVD up_RP in_II overalls_NN2 or_CC sweatshirts_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ pretty_RG clear_JJ that_CST the_AT showdown_NN1 was_VBDZ really_RR about_II women_NN2 's_GE place_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ,_, not_XX the_AT dignity_NN1 of_IO traffic_NN1 court_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 get_VV0 excited_JJ about_II this_DD1 because_CS I_PPIS1 hold_VV0 womanhood_NN1 on_II a_AT1 high_JJ plane_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 hurts_VVZ my_APPGE sensibilities_NN2 to_TO see_VVI women_NN2 tearing_VVG themselves_PPX2 down_RP from_II this_DD1 pedestal_NN1 ,_, "_" the_AT magistrate_NN1 told_VVD reporters_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 convoluted_JJ expression_NN1 of_IO the_AT classic_JJ view_NN1 of_IO sexual_JJ differences_NN2 :_: women_NN2 did_VDD not_XX wear_VVI the_AT pants_NN2 in_II the_AT family_NN1 --_NN1 or_CC anywhere_RL else_RR ,_, for_IF that_DD1 matter_NN1 ._. 
In_II return_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR allowed_VVN to_TO stand_VVI on_II a_AT1 pedestal_NN1 ._. 
The_AT idea_NN1 that_CST women_NN2 were_VBDR the_AT weaker_JJR sex_NN1 ,_, meant_VVD to_TO stay_VVI at_II home_NN1 and_CC tend_VVI to_II the_AT children_NN2 while_CS the_AT men_NN2 took_VVD care_NN1 of_IO the_AT outside_JJ world_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ as_RG old_JJ as_CSA Western_JJ civilization_NN1 ._. 
The_AT colonists_NN2 who_PNQS came_VVD over_RP on_II the_AT Mayflower_NP1 believed_VVD that_CST women_NN2 were_VBDR morally_RR as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 intellectually_RR and_CC physically_RR inferior_JJ ,_, and_CC that_CST they_PPHS2 should_VM be_VBI married_VVN off_RP as_RG early_RR as_CSA possible_JJ so_CS their_APPGE husbands_NN2 could_VM keep_VVI them_PPHO2 on_II the_AT straight_JJ and_CC narrow_JJ ._. 
Their_APPGE ministers_NN2 enjoyed_VVD quoting_VVG St._NP1 Paul_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD urged_VVN the_AT Corinthians_NN2 to_TO "_" Let_VV0 your_APPGE women_NN2 keep_VVI silence_NN1 in_II the_AT churches_NN2 &hellip;_... 
._. And_CC if_CS they_PPHS2 will_VM learn_VVI any_DD thing_NN1 ,_, let_VV0 them_PPHO2 ask_VVI their_APPGE husbands_NN2 at_II home_NN1 ._. "_" 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ occasionally_RR difficult_JJ to_TO wring_VVI the_AT proper_JJ degree_NN1 of_IO deference_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 women_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD crossed_VVN the_AT ocean_NN1 in_II small_JJ boats_NN2 ,_, helped_VVN carve_VVI settlements_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT wilderness_NN1 ,_, and_CC spent_VVD their_APPGE days_NNT2 alone_JJ in_II isolated_JJ farmhouses_NN2 surrounded_VVN by_II increasingly_RR ticked-off_JJ Indians_NN2 ._. 
One_MC1 early_JJ settler_NN1 wrote_VVD with_IW some_DD irritation_NN1 that_CST his_APPGE sister_NN1 was_VBDZ "_" not_XX so_RG humble_JJ and_CC heavenly_JJ as_CSA is_VBZ desired_VVN ._. "_" 
The_AT suffragists_NN2 might_VM have_VHI imagined_VVN that_CST women_NN2 would_VM someday_RT have_VHI a_AT1 significant_JJ presence_NN1 in_II Congress_NN1 ,_, but_CCB chances_NN2 are_VBR very_RG few_DA2 thought_VVD they_PPHS2 would_VM also_RR become_VVI a_AT1 critical_JJ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT armed_JJ services_NN2 ._. 
The_AT military_NN1 had_VHD traditionally_RR welcomed_VVN women_NN2 's_GE participation_NN1 only_RR in_II times_NNT2 of_IO crisis_NN1 ,_, and_CC even_RR then_RT in_II very_RG limited_JJ roles_NN2 ._. 
Although_CS Congress_NN1 made_VVD women_NN2 a_AT1 permanent_JJ part_NN1 of_IO the_AT armed_JJ forces_NN2 after_II World_NN1 War_NN1 II_MC ,_, the_AT number_NN1 of_IO female_JJ recruits_NN2 was_VBDZ kept_VVN small_JJ ._. 
Besides_RR being_VBG barred_VVN from_II combat_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR not_XX supposed_JJ to_TO serve_VVI on_II ships_NN2 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 could_VM be_VBI discharged_VVN for_IF getting_VVG married_VVN ,_, getting_VVG pregnant_JJ ,_, or_CC having_VHG an_AT1 abortion_NN1 ._. 
The_AT idea_NN1 that_CST the_AT nation_NN1 would_VM come_VVI to_TO depend_VVI on_II women_NN2 in_II uniform_NN1 did_VDD not_XX really_RR occur_VVI until_CS after_CS the_AT war_NN1 in_II Vietnam_NP1 ,_, when_RRQ the_AT military_NN1 's_GE prestige_NN1 was_VBDZ low_JJ ,_, its_APPGE leadership_NN1 was_VBDZ in_II disarray_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT new_JJ volunteer_NN1 army_NN1 was_VBDZ finding_VVG it_PPH1 almost_RR impossible_JJ to_TO fill_VVI its_APPGE ranks_NN2 ._. 
Women_NN2 who_PNQS were_VBDR willing_JJ to_TO sign_VVI up_RP had_VHD more_DAR education_NN1 and_CC tended_VVD to_TO be_VBI better_JJR motivated_JJ than_CSN male_JJ volunteers_NN2 ._. 
In_II New_NP1 Mexico_NP1 ,_, Sylvia_NP1 Acevedo_NP1 had_VHD dreamed_VVN of_IO following_VVG her_APPGE older_JJR brother_NN1 to_II West_NP1 Point_NP1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 graduated_VVD from_II high_JJ school_NN1 in_II 1975_MC ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 discovered_VVD that_CST "_" it_PPH1 was_VBDZ against_II the_AT law_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX 'No_NN1 ,_, you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX come_VVI ._. '_" 
I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX even_RR apply_VVI ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 year_NNT1 too_RG early_RR ._. 
The_AT armed_JJ forces_NN2 '_GE increasing_JJ needs_NN2 ,_, combined_VVN with_IW political_JJ pressure_NN1 from_II the_AT women_NN2 's_GE movement_NN1 ,_, forced_VVD the_AT military_JJ academies_NN2 to_TO go_VVI coed_JJ in_II 1976_MC ,_, to_II the_AT howls_NN2 of_IO the_AT old_JJ guard_NN1 ._. 
"_" Maybe_RR you_PPY could_VM find_VVI one_MC1 woman_NN1 in_II ten_MC thousand_NNO who_PNQS could_VM lead_VVI in_II combat_NN1 ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 freak_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX running_VVG the_AT military_JJ for_IF freaks_NN2 ,_, "_" said_VVD General_NNB William_NP1 Westmoreland_NP1 ._. 
Women_NN2 were_VBDR still_RR barred_VVN from_II "_" combat-related_JJ "_" jobs_NN2 --_NN1 a_AT1 rule_NN1 that_CST was_VBDZ as_RG big_JJ a_AT1 constraint_NN1 on_II advancement_NN1 as_II the_AT rules_NN2 against_II overtime_NN1 and_CC lifting_VVG heavy_JJ objects_NN2 had_VHD been_VBN on_II women_NN2 in_II the_AT private_JJ sector_NN1 ._. 
Combat-related_JJ assignments_NN2 involved_VVD more_DAR than_CSN firing_VVG guns_NN2 at_II the_AT enemy_NN1 ;_; they_PPHS2 included_VVD everything_PN1 from_II flying_JJ jets_NN2 to_TO support_VVI services_NN2 ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 counted_VVD for_IF 73_MC percent_NNU of_IO all_DB possible_JJ military_JJ occupations_NN2 in_II 1980_MC ._. 
The_AT military_JJ gradually_RR relaxed_VVD the_AT rules_NN2 and_CC ignored_VVD some_DD of_IO the_AT ones_NN2 that_CST still_RR existed_VVD ._. 
And_CC once_RR American_JJ troops_NN2 began_VVD fighting_VVG in_II Iraq_NP1 ,_, the_AT line_NN1 between_II combat_NN1 and_CC noncombat_VV0 roles_NN2 virtually_RR vanished_VVD ._. 
By_II the_AT first_MD Gulf_NN1 War_NN1 in_II 1991_MC ,_, 7_MC percent_NNU of_IO the_AT people_NN deployed_VVN to_II Iraq_NP1 were_VBDR women_NN2 ,_, and_CC besides_RR tending_VVG the_AT sick_JJ ,_, they_PPHS2 flew_VVD helicopters_NN2 ,_, delivered_VVD supplies_NN2 to_II the_AT front_JJ units_NN2 ,_, and_CC filled_VVD other_JJ jobs_NN2 that_CST put_VV0 them_PPHO2 in_II the_AT line_NN1 of_IO fire_NN1 ._. 
Twelve_MC women_NN2 were_VBDR killed_VVN ,_, and_CC two_MC were_VBDR taken_VVN prisoner_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT most_RGT famous_JJ incident_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 Black_JJ Hawk_NN1 helicopter_NN1 carrying_VVG Rhonda_NP1 Cornum_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 36-year-old_JJ flight_NN1 surgeon_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ shot_VVN down_RP behind_II Iraqi_JJ lines_NN2 ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO the_AT other_JJ soldiers_NN2 in_II the_AT helicopter_NN1 were_VBDR killed_VVN in_II the_AT crash_NN1 ._. 
Cornum_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 bullet_NN1 in_II her_PPHO1 back_RP ,_, two_MC broken_JJ arms_NN2 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 shattered_JJ knee_NN1 when_CS the_AT Iraqis_NP1 found_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. 
Her_APPGE arms_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 wrote_VVD later_RRR ,_, "_" were_VBDR swinging_VVG uselessly_RR beside_II me_PPIO1 like_II sticks_NN2 tied_VVN to_II my_APPGE shoulders_NN2 with_IW string_NN1 ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ tied_VVN up_RP and_CC put_VVN into_II a_AT1 truck_NN1 ,_, and_CC as_CSA it_PPH1 was_VBDZ driven_VVN off_RP ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT Iraqis_NP1 unzipped_VVD Cornum_NP1 's_GE flight_NN1 suit_NN1 and_CC began_VVD to_TO molest_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 remember_VV0 thinking_NN1 ,_, 'Hey_NN1 ,_, you_PPY could_VM do_VDI better_RRR than_CSN this_DD1 ,_, '_" "_" she_PPHS1 wrote_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ not_XX only_RR repulsed_VVN by_II his_APPGE advances_NN2 ,_, but_CCB amazed_JJ ._. "_" 
Although_CS the_AT Iraqi_JJ kept_VVD fondling_VVG her_APPGE breasts_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 wrote_VVD ,_, "_" My_APPGE screams_NN2 and_CC the_AT fortunate_JJ impossibility_NN1 of_IO getting_VVG me_PPIO1 out_II21 of_II22 my_APPGE flight_NN1 suit_NN1 with_IW two_MC broken_JJ arms_NN2 kept_VVD the_AT molester_NN1 at_II bay_NN1 "_" until_CS the_AT truck_NN1 got_VVN to_II its_APPGE destination_NN1 ._. 
After_CS she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ released_VVN ,_, Cornum_NP1 tried_VVD to_TO downplay_VVI the_AT story_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" an_AT1 occupational_JJ hazard_NN1 of_IO going_VVG to_II war_NN1 ._. "_" 
DENA_NP1 IVEY_NP1 'S_GE QUEST_NN1 to_TO find_VVI herself_PPX1 involved_VVD a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO different_JJ parts_NN2 ._. 
Born_VVN in_II Alaska_NP1 to_II a_AT1 mother_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ part_NN1 Yupik_NN1 --_NN1 a_AT1 local_JJ Eskimo_JJ tribe_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC part_NN1 Norwegian_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ told_VVN by_II her_APPGE father_NN1 to_TO "_" tell_VVI people_NN you_PPY 're_VBR Greek_JJ or_CC Italian_JJ "_" while_CS her_APPGE mother_NN1 "_" pretty_RG much_RR bombarded_VVD us_PPIO2 with_IW Norwegian_NN1 ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 gradually_RR came_VVD to_TO embrace_VVI her_APPGE identity_NN1 as_II a_AT1 Native_JJ American_JJ ._. 
She_PPHS1 also_RR realized_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ gay_JJ ._. 
But_CCB her_APPGE first_MD romantic_JJ relationship_NN1 was_VBDZ traumatic_JJ ._. 
"_" So_CS I_PPIS1 joined_VVD the_AT military_JJ to_TO get_VVI the_AT hell_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 her_PPHO1 ,_, "_" Ivey_NP1 recalled_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD dreamed_VVN of_IO being_VBG an_AT1 FBI_NP1 agent_NN1 ._. 
(_( "_" The_AT Silence_NN1 of_IO the_AT Lambs_NN2 had_VHD come_VVN out_RP at_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD to_TO be_VBI Jodie_NP1 Foster_NP1 ._. "_" )_) 
With_IW that_DD1 in_II mind_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 enlisted_VVD in_II the_AT air_NN1 force_NN1 and_CC trained_VVN for_IF the_AT military_JJ police_NN2 ._. 
Most_DAT of_IO the_AT other_JJ women_NN2 Ivey_NP1 met_VVD in_II the_AT air_NN1 force_NN1 were_VBDR heterosexual_JJ ,_, "_" very_RG focused_JJ on_II their_APPGE husbands_NN2 and_CC boyfriends_NN2 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 recalled_VVD ._. 
"_" These_DD2 were_VBDR tough_JJ gals_NN2 &hellip;_... 
._. We_PPIS2 were_VBDR all_DB working_VVG ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR doing_VDG a_AT1 tough_JJ job_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX trying_VVG to_TO convert_VVI anybody_PN1 or_CC anything_PN1 ._. "_" 
Ivey_NP1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ "_" paranoid_JJ "_" about_II letting_VVG people_NN know_VVI she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ gay_JJ ,_, and_CC for_IF good_JJ reason_NN1 ._. 
The_AT military_NN1 's_GE "_" do_VD0 n't_XX ask_VVI ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX tell_VVI "_" rule_NN1 could_VM be_VBI enforced_VVN in_II an_AT1 arbitrary_JJ and_CC irregular_JJ fashion_NN1 ;_; it_PPH1 did_VDD not_XX stop_VVI Ivey_NP1 's_GE supervisors_NN2 from_II asking_VVG her_PPHO1 about_II gossip_NN1 that_CST she_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 relationship_NN1 with_IW another_DD1 woman_NN1 ._. 
In_II 2007_MC Pentagon_NP1 statistics_NN showed_VVD an_AT1 extremely_RR large_JJ proportion_NN1 of_IO the_AT people_NN discharged_VVN for_IF being_VBG openly_RR gay_JJ were_VBDR women_NN2 --_NN1 46_MC percent_NNU in_II the_AT army_NN1 ,_, where_CS women_NN2 made_VVD up_RP 14_MC percent_NNU of_IO the_AT personnel_NN2 ,_, and_CC 49_MC percent_NNU in_II the_AT air_NN1 force_NN1 ,_, where_CS they_PPHS2 made_VVD up_RP 20_MC percent_NNU ._. 
While_CS many_DA2 women_NN2 resented_VVD the_AT no-combat_JJ rule_NN1 as_II a_AT1 bar_NN1 to_II their_APPGE full_JJ participation_NN1 in_II both_DB2 the_AT opportunities_NN2 and_CC the_AT responsibilities_NN2 of_IO military_JJ life_NN1 ,_, Ivey_NP1 thought_VVD some_DD restrictions_NN2 were_VBDR a_AT1 good_JJ idea_NN1 --_NN1 especially_RR if_CS they_PPHS2 kept_VVD the_AT sexes_NN2 separate_VV0 when_RRQ soldiers_NN2 were_VBDR away_II21 from_II22 their_APPGE home_NN1 base_NN1 ._. 
When_CS her_APPGE squadron_NN1 was_VBDZ involved_JJ in_II war_NN1 games_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 fought_VVD for_IF the_AT right_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI her_APPGE team_NN1 in_II a_AT1 different_JJ tent_NN1 from_II the_AT men_NN2 's_GE ._. 
"_" These_DD2 guys_NN2 were_VBDR piggy_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR making_VVG all_DB kinds_NN2 of_IO sexist_JJ jokes_NN2 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 recalled_VVD ._. 
In_II the_AT end_NN1 ,_, because_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE protests_NN2 ,_, the_AT nine_MC women_NN2 were_VBDR indeed_RR separated_JJ --_NN1 and_CC assigned_VVN to_II a_AT1 leaky_JJ six-person_JJ tent_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA ._. 
In_II 2000_MC ,_, when_RRQ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ 66_MC ,_, Gloria_NP1 Steinem_NP1 stunned_VVD many_DA2 of_IO her_APPGE friends_NN2 by_II getting_VVG married_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 wed_VVD David_NP1 Bale_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 61-year-old_JJ businessman_NN1 and_CC social_JJ activist_NN1 from_II South_NP1 Africa_NP1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 ceremony_NN1 at_II Wilma_NP1 Mankiller_NP1 's_GE home_NN1 in_II Oklahoma_NP1 ._. 
"_" The_AT bride_NN1 wore_VVD jeans_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 white_JJ shirt_NN1 ;_; the_AT groom_NN1 ,_, black_JJ clothes_NN2 and_CC an_AT1 Indian_JJ belt_NN1 ,_, "_" reported_VVD the_AT New_NP1 York_NP1 Times_NNT2 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 had_VHD both_DB2 spent_VVN our_APPGE lives_NN2 doing_VDG essentially_RR what_DDQ we_PPIS2 were_VBDR n't_XX supposed_JJ to_TO do_VDI ,_, and_CC &hellip;_... we_PPIS2 ended_VVD up_RP in_II the_AT same_DA place_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Steinem_NP1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 thought_VVD to_II myself_PPX1 ,_, we_PPIS2 've_VH0 spent_VVN thirty_MC years_NNT2 equalizing_VVG the_AT marriage_NN1 laws_NN2 ,_, so_RR why_RRQ not_XX ?_? 
And_CC besides_RR ,_, Wilma_NP1 Mankiller_NP1 offered_VVD us_PPIO2 a_AT1 Cherokee_JJ ceremony_NN1 ,_, so_RR who_PNQS can_VM resist_VVI that_DD1 ?_? "_" 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ not_XX quite_RG the_AT same_DA as_CSA the_AT time_NNT1 when_RRQ Angelina_NP1 Grimke_NP1 had_VHD thrilled_VVN all_DB the_AT women_NN2 's_GE rights_NN2 advocates_NN2 in_II the_AT early_JJ nineteenth_MD century_NNT1 by_II proving_VVG that_CST a_AT1 feminist_NN1 could_VM find_VVI a_AT1 husband_NN1 ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 had_VHD ever_RR doubted_VVN ,_, after_II all_DB ,_, that_CST Gloria_NP1 Steinem_NP1 had_VHD the_AT option_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ quite_RG a_AT1 moment_NN1 when_RRQ she_PPHS1 decided_VVD to_TO exercise_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 and_CC Bale_NN1 told_VVD each_PPX221 other_PPX222 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ n't_XX such_DA a_AT1 big_JJ deal_NN1 ;_; that_DD1 at_II their_APPGE age_NN1 "_" till_II death_NN1 do_VD0 you_PPY part_NN1 "_" was_VBDZ n't_XX really_RR all_DB that_RG long_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, hardly_RR any_DD time_NNT1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ._. 
Bale_VV0 soon_RR developed_VVN fatal_JJ brain_NN1 lymphoma_NN1 and_CC died_VVN in_II 2003_MC after_II a_AT1 terrible_JJ decline_NN1 into_II confusion_NN1 and_CC paranoia_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 hope_VV0 my_APPGE body_NN1 goes_VVZ before_II my_APPGE brain_NN1 and_CC not_XX the_AT other_JJ way_NN1 around_RP ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ hard_JJ on_II him_PPHO1 ,_, hard_RR on_II everyone_PN1 around_II him_PPHO1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Steinem_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 returned_VVD to_II a_AT1 solitary_JJ life_NN1 ,_, to_II the_AT degree_NN1 that_CST someone_PN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ constantly_RR traveling_VVG or_CC entertaining_JJ visiting_JJ feminists_NN2 at_II home_NN1 could_VM be_VBI alone_JJ ._. 
Steinem_VV0 still_RR writes_VVZ and_CC works_VVZ full_JJ tilt_NN1 for_IF women_NN2 's_GE causes_NN2 ,_, particularly_RR in_II the_AT developing_JJ world_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 has_VHZ given_VVN up_RP high_JJ heels_NN2 for_IF boots_NN2 but_CCB even_RR now_RT finds_VVZ herself_PPX1 continually_RR identified_VVN as_II the_AT attractive_JJ feminist_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT part_NN1 that_CST 's_VBZ hurtful_JJ is_VBZ that_CST having_VHG worked_VVN hard_RR and_CC continuing_VVG to_TO work_VVI hard_RR at_II 73_MC ,_, I_PPIS1 still_RR find_VV0 accomplishments_NN2 attributed_VVN to_II my_APPGE appearance_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI thought_VVN I_PPIS1 could_VM outgrow_VVI that_CST by_RT21 now_RT22 ._. "_" 
Martha_NP1 Griffiths_NP1 retired_VVD from_II Congress_NN1 in_II 1974_MC ,_, spent_VVD several_DA2 years_NNT2 becoming_VVG the_AT first_MD woman_NN1 to_TO serve_VVI on_II the_AT boards_NN2 of_IO various_JJ corporations_NN2 ,_, and_CC then_RT accepted_VVD the_AT offer_NN1 to_TO run_VVI for_IF lieutenant_NN1 governor_NN1 of_IO Michigan_NP1 with_IW James_NP1 Blanchard_NP1 ,_, the_AT Democratic_JJ gubernatorial_JJ candidate_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR elected_VVN as_II a_AT1 team_NN1 in_II 1982_MC and_CC 1986_MC ,_, but_CCB in_II 1990_MC ,_, when_RRQ Griffiths_NP1 was_VBDZ 78_MC ,_, Blanchard_NP1 dumped_VVD her_PPHO1 ,_, citing_VVG her_APPGE age_NN1 and_CC health_NN1 ._. 
Griffiths_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD lost_VVN absolutely_RR none_PN of_IO her_APPGE feistiness_NN1 ,_, said_VVD that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ women_NN2 and_CC old_JJ people_NN who_PNQS had_VHD given_VVN Blanchard_NP1 his_APPGE victories_NN2 and_CC that_CST he_PPHS1 ignored_VVD them_PPHO2 at_II his_APPGE peril_NN1 ._. 
Sure_JJ enough_RR ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ defeated_VVN in_II a_AT1 close_JJ election_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI if_CS I_PPIS1 feel_VV0 vindicated_JJ ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 clearly_RR shows_VVZ that_CST I_PPIS1 won_VVD it_PPH1 for_IF him_PPHO1 the_AT first_MD two_MC times_NNT2 ,_, "_" Griffiths_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 died_VVD at_II 91_MC in_II 2003_MC ._. 
Nora_NP1 Ephron_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ told_VVN by_II Newsweek_NP1 that_CST women_NN2 could_VM n't_XX be_VBI writers_NN2 ,_, went_VVD on_RP to_TO write_VVI some_DD of_IO her_APPGE era_NN1 's_GE bestselling_JJ books_NN2 and_CC most_RGT popular_JJ movies_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 is_VBZ now_RT a_AT1 director_NN1 ,_, columnist_NN1 ,_, and_CC blogger_NN1 ._. 
"_" When_CS the_AT women_NN2 's_GE movement_NN1 began_VVD to_TO fade_VVI ,_, I_PPIS1 used_VMK to_TO do_VDI about_RG ten_MC speeches_NN2 a_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, in_RR21 part_RR22 about_II how_RRQ not_XX enough_RR had_VHD happened_VVN ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 recalled_VVD ._. 
Now_RT she_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ completely_RR wrong_JJ ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 gigantic_JJ change_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ unbelievable_JJ what_DDQ happened_VVD ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ shocking_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ amazing_JJ ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 just_RR look_VV0 back_RP and_CC think_VV0 --_JJ you_PPY must_VM not_XX have_VHI been_VBN seeing_VVG something_PN1 ._. 
Because_CS look_NN1 at_II this_DD1 THING_NN1 ._. "_" 
