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- Sexual Shakedown: The Sexual Harassment of Women on the Job, 1978 - As more women entered the workplace in the 1960s and 1970s, many faced sexual harassment, a term coined by Dr. Lin Farley in 1975. Dr. Farley later wrote <em>Sexual Shakedown</em> to track the long history of sexual harassment and call more attention to the issue. Her book would go on to inspire the first workplace training video on the subject.
- 1978
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Sexual Shakedown: The Sexual Harassment of Women on the Job, 1978
As more women entered the workplace in the 1960s and 1970s, many faced sexual harassment, a term coined by Dr. Lin Farley in 1975. Dr. Farley later wrote Sexual Shakedown to track the long history of sexual harassment and call more attention to the issue. Her book would go on to inspire the first workplace training video on the subject.
- Book, "Guide to the Peace Corps," 1963 - President John F. Kennedy recognized the Peace Corps as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War. Established March 1, 1961, this 1965 paperback book includes a quote from President Lyndon Johnson, who supported continuing the program Kennedy began. Interested people could learn about how they could contribute to the Peace Corps by reading this book.
- 1963
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Book, "Guide to the Peace Corps," 1963
President John F. Kennedy recognized the Peace Corps as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War. Established March 1, 1961, this 1965 paperback book includes a quote from President Lyndon Johnson, who supported continuing the program Kennedy began. Interested people could learn about how they could contribute to the Peace Corps by reading this book.
- Sportsmanlike Driving, 1961 - This textbook was used in driver education courses throughout the United States. It was produced by the American Automobile Association, which had moral and monetary interests in reducing auto accidents. Driver education was a standard part of American high schools from the 1930s through the 1990s, until public school budget and curriculum concerns shifted training to private schools.
- 1961
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Sportsmanlike Driving, 1961
This textbook was used in driver education courses throughout the United States. It was produced by the American Automobile Association, which had moral and monetary interests in reducing auto accidents. Driver education was a standard part of American high schools from the 1930s through the 1990s, until public school budget and curriculum concerns shifted training to private schools.
- "Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book," 1950 -
- 1950
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"Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book," 1950
- Fun on Wheels: 150 Games, Puzzles, and Brainteasers to Help Parents Keep Children Entertained and at Peace in the Car, 1960 - As the interstate highway system expanded and automobiles became more reliable, the distance of the average automobile trip lengthened. Families traveling long hours looked for ways to occupy restless children while on the road. This book by Dave Garroway, the founding host and popular anchor of NBC's Today TV show (1952-1961), consisted of games, quizzes, riddles, songs, and coin tricks that "guaranteed miles of motoring pleasure."
- 1960
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Fun on Wheels: 150 Games, Puzzles, and Brainteasers to Help Parents Keep Children Entertained and at Peace in the Car, 1960
As the interstate highway system expanded and automobiles became more reliable, the distance of the average automobile trip lengthened. Families traveling long hours looked for ways to occupy restless children while on the road. This book by Dave Garroway, the founding host and popular anchor of NBC's Today TV show (1952-1961), consisted of games, quizzes, riddles, songs, and coin tricks that "guaranteed miles of motoring pleasure."
- Teaching Driver and Traffic Safety Education, circa 1965 - This textbook doesn't teach driver education -- it teaches how to teach driver education. It was produced by the American Automobile Association, which had moral and monetary interests in reducing auto accidents. Driver education was a standard part of American high schools from the 1930s through the 1990s, until public school budget and curriculum concerns shifted training to private schools.
- circa 1965
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Teaching Driver and Traffic Safety Education, circa 1965
This textbook doesn't teach driver education -- it teaches how to teach driver education. It was produced by the American Automobile Association, which had moral and monetary interests in reducing auto accidents. Driver education was a standard part of American high schools from the 1930s through the 1990s, until public school budget and curriculum concerns shifted training to private schools.