Word: exceptional
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Lepori decided to retire-only to discover that he had not been on the ministry's permanent rolls and, after 15 years as a "temporary laborer," was not entitled to a pension. He argued his case tnrough the ministry right up to De Virgilio, who had no recourse except to give him a final no. Then, as Rome's Il Messagero said, in the tormented mind of Galvino Lepori "our complex, cold bureaucracy took on flesh and blood in the form of De Virgilio...
Only a few years ago, such honor and position would have been unthinkable for a Mexican woman. Until well into the 20th century, a woman's place was in the home-except during wartime, when she was expected to fight like a man. She could not get a passport on her own, could not buy, sell or manage property without the consent of her husband or father. She could not legally leave home until she was 30 (unless married), could not vote or practice law or medicine. As late as 1925, Archbishop José Mora y del Rio objected...
...tone for this new woman's world is well expressed by President Lopez Mateos. Says he: "A woman is a citizen who works for Mexico. We must not treat her differently from a man, except to honor her more...
...Identical in design, except for national identification, with the 40 U.S. Seaway commemoration stamp...
...examples, amassed some 1,000 pieces of high quality before his death in 1901. To hold the collection as a memorial, his mother founded the Mayer van den Bergh Museum. Tucked away in Antwerp's banking district and unchanged in 55 years, the museum is open every day except Monday in the summertime, and on even-numbered days all winter, charges only 5 francs (10?) admission. Yet the number of visitors annually is under 5,000. Art historians love the place, but few tourists ever hear...