Cornaro Cuisine
The crowd in Avery in September 1986 applauded wildly after the final member of the panel answered President Frances Fergusson’s request to state the defining issue of her era at Vassar. Younger panel members (one from each decade) had covered wars, coeducation, and the preeminent issue of the day, AIDS. What did panel member Katharine Forbes Erskine ’11 proudly declare was the issue of her day? “The woman’s vote.” By Francine Lipton Lasky '90