Women Forge Ahead in California
A male bastion opens up after decades of hard-fought gains
When Merry Edwards started looking for a winemaking job in California in 1973, she kept running into walls. It wasn't for lack of credentials: She had a master's degree in the field and came highly recommended by a prominent professor.
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