The public is cordially invited to attend. Dr. Crouse a former White House and political speechwriter, public relations and communication expert, and current advocate for the role of women in our society will unveil the findings of a recently completed study in this lecture. Click to download larger scan, suitable for reproduction. There have been dramatic declines in maternal mortality and infant mortality.
Women have phenomenal progress in educational attainment.
Women s income has been increasing steadily since 1980, and women are contributing in a major way to the economic boom. Crouse is quick to point out, however, that all the news is not good. She notes that many more women are facing the burden of raising a family alone. The number of mother-only families nearly tripled between 1970 and 2000. According to the report, Divorce now severs more families every year than the total number of maternal deaths did from 1915 to 1998.