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Many times I ventured into the cheerless kitchen to find Mrs. Ann sitting at the table staring into nothing. Her husband, if he happened to be there, would barely manage a civil greeting, then hastily depart. And so the days passed and Christmas approached. To the Johns it was just another day. The old lady went about her meager tasks with no hint of any preparation for the holiday. I was shocked at first, but later shrugged it off, knowing I wouldn’t be there anyway. Why should I concern myself with these two unfriendly people in this dillapidated house, when I’ll be in my gaily decorated home surrounded by my loving family. The day before Christmas I packed my bag with gifts I managed to find in the country store, and went to bed dreaming of tomorrow. But when morning came, my dreams were buried under three feet of snow, together with all roads, and railroad lines. I was trapped in this horribly sad old house, with two miserable people. I cried, I sulked, I cursed my luck. I pitied myself and then, worn out, I sat and stared out of the window at the endless sea of white that separated me from happ iness. No one came to comfort me, no one cared. I was alone. Christmas for me that year would simply not exist, as it didn’t exist for those two shadows downstairs. This thought made me sad; not really for myself was the sadness, but for the Johns. All my life was filled with joyous Christmasses and surely next year I would see another one. But how many had they missed and how many more chances to enjoy one would they have in the future. And so I made Christmas for the three for us that day. Old lady John helped me, somewhat skeptically at first, but later with enthusiasm, mingled with tears. We cleaned the parlor, scrubbed down the kitchen floor. Later, while she brought some decorations from the attic, I chopped down my very first tree, blistering my hands in the process. I even shovelled snow from the front walk and hastily cut out a Merry Christmas sign for the front door. Through all this frenzy of activity I talk ed of my home, and cried and worked some more. We trimmed the tree in the living room, with Mr. John directing where to hang the faded bells and chains. He was shy at first, but quickly became almost jolly. The tree looked lovely and when I lit the candles on it I knew that the love and peace of Christmas had entered this house. I gave the Johns the gifts I had put into my travelling bag the night before. Late Christmas Eve, when I was drowsing on the sofa, exhausted but happy, and the candles on the tree were blinking their last, Mrs. John covered me with a blanket and I heard her hus band say - ’’Ann, come spring I have to plant a couple of good sized evergreens in the back for Christmasses to come.” MOTRIA KUSHNIR WOMAN VIEWS & NEWS IN WOMAN'S WORLD With the end of the Bicentennial Year and the beginning of 1977, one is provoked into making assessments and hazarding predictions. What about the current status of women? Well, it appears that we have pushed forward, achieving a significant degree of progress during 1976. We have also suffered definite set backs and serious defeats. A wise seer might conclude, that, on the average, we are doing rather well and quite badly. Weighing the positive against the negative, a brief reckoning of the year that was and the year to be: -Patricia Roberts Harris and Juanita Morris Kreps have been appointed to the President’s Cabinet-which means that the number of women serving in govern ment at this high level has actually doubled (!) -Congresswomen Abzug of New York and Mink of Hawaii lost their races for the Senate-which means that there will be two less advocates of women’s rights in Washington, D.C. -less than 5% of skilled labor jobs have been filled by women-which means that after years of successful litigation women are nevertheless denied equal employment opportunities -the proportion of female college students is quickly approaching that of male students-which means that more women with degrees will have difficulty finding jobs after graduation -the percentage of women in tenured faculty positions is declining-which means even harder times for female academics -the disparity between the speed records set by female and male swim mers is growing s smaller-which means that women are getting stronger -equal access to credit for women has become federal law-which means that lending institutions will be sued for discrimation in the near future -the ABC evening news ratings are back to normal-which means that Harry Reasoner’s ego may not be irreparably damaged -Gerald R. Ford was defeated in his bid for election-which means that federal day care program legislation stands a chance for being passed, in as much as Ford’s successor is not expected to veto the bills -1976 is over-which means that the unique, historic opportunity to celebrate 200 years of American history and the ratification of ERA, guaranteeing 24 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ, СІЧЕНЬ 1977 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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