"And So On -- Letter from Gloria" John Fitch IV Column
In this piece, Cormier recounts how he received a letter from Gloria Steinem advertising the magazine, <em>Ms</em>. He reveals his consistent (if somewhat ambivalent) take on feminism. On the one hand, he states "I have never hidden the fact that I am an unabashed male chauvinist" juxtaposed with "Let me always be considered a dear friend of women." He wants beauty and chivalry, but he also seems to want women to feel free to pursue their own rights. A strange counterbalance of ideas.
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Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
30 July 1976
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
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"And So On -- Father Of The Bride" John Fitch IV Column
In this column, Cormier considers a bride and groom. He thinks about the bride and the child she was (and continues to be) in the eyes of her father. He reflects on the giving away of the bride as a culminating goodbye after many others: when the daughter leaves for kindergarten or stops believing in Santa Claus.
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<em>Fitchburg Sentinel</em>
Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
25 March 1975
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
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"Not Exactly Speaking 'Personally'" John Fitch IV Column
This column is one of a handful that deals with Cormier's thoughts on gender-neutral language. On the whole, he seems to think such language is "ridiculous." In an especially telling paragraph, he shares how he wants equal rights for women, in the same breath that he wants women to be feminine and beautiful.
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<em>Fitchburg Sentinel</em>
Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
17 July 1974
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
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"Beauty That Lingers" John Fitch IV Column
In this column, Cormier talks about seeing two groups of women - one older and one younger. He then shares a poem about the fleeting nature of beauty. He talks about "how age has its own beauty despite the sadness of spent years." He encourages girls to revel in their beauty and their youth with the knowledge that another beauty awaits them as they age.
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Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
28 February 1974
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
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Elise Takehana
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