The 1970s were a wonderful time to be in academia. I was well ensconced as a faculty member in the Whittemore College of Business and Economics (WSBE) at the University of New Hampshire. The years in Durham, N.H., were happy ones for Herman and I; we did everything together. He was unwaveringly supportive. I was integrated into the university and had the freedom to be innovative, both on my home turf and away.
In 1979, a representative of a publishing house, Addison-Wesley, was asking secretaries at WSBE, what they were working on. My secretary showed him the outline of my course on women in management. The next thing I knew, I was signing a contract for a book I was not writing. My first book, “Paths to Power: A Woman’s Guide from First Job to Top Executive” (Addison Wesley) was written chronologically based on my class syllabus. I was fortunate to have the first and only book dealing with women in organizations. The book was adopted by over 100 universities and colleges, b