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appealed the decision, based on her belief that she was fired because she was a lesbian, and because some state officials considered that a political liability. Jerry Brown denied that her sexuality was a factor in the decision, in unprecedented testimony before the
Personnel Board. She was ordered reinstated after hearings, and continued working for the State of California for a time, as a maternal and child health consultant in the Health Services Department.
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331:"Dr. Josette Mondanaro: Story Behind Angry Letter is Complex One"
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Osofsky, H J; Rizk, P T; Fox, M; Mondanaro, J (1971-01-01).
255:"A doctor's flight; Health center founder to head southward"
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554:"It had at first seemed like it would be the perfect lover"
160:(1981, edited with George M. Beschner and Beth Glover Reed)
121:, treated women with drug dependencies, and taught at the
380:"Watergate Legacy? Mondanaro Accuses Governor of Coverup"
668:"Nutritional status of low income pregnant teen-agers"
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Chemically dependent women: assessment and treatment
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125:. In 1984, she spoke about her work as a guest on
89:Mondanaro was born in New York City and raised in
500:"Mondanaro: Ex-Drug Abuse Chief Still with State"
154:"Women: Pregnancy, Children and Addiction" (1977)
283:Campbell, Nancy D.; Ettorre, Elizabeth (2011),
918:(pp. 68–82). National Institute on Drug Abuse.
739:Escamilla-Mondanaro, Josette (January 1977).
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791:Treatment Services for Drug Dependent Women
158:Treatment Services for Drug Dependent Women
741:"Women: Pregnancy, Children and Addiction"
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101:in 1971. She completed a residency at
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672:The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
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199:"Fired Doctor: Was She a Millstone?"
123:University of California, Santa Cruz
103:Children's Hospital of San Francisco
583:"Local drug expert to appear on TV"
987:Mondanaro, Eden E. (August 2004).
471:"Public servant's private battles"
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993:American Journal of Public Health
928:Varcados, Marybeth (1987-05-05).
816:Mondanaro, Josette (April 1987).
253:Varcados, Marybeth (1985-12-02).
211:(December 4, 1977): A1, A20, A22.
131:. In 1985, she planned a move to
81:administration in the mid-1970s.
1071:People from Blue Point, New York
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364:"Brown May Testify for Lesbian"
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402:Turner, Wallace (1978-01-31).
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151:"Therapy and Lesbians" (1975)
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959:"Josette Mondanaro Obituary"
745:Journal of Psychedelic Drugs
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866:Mondanaro, Josette (1989).
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719:Issues in Radical Therapy
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71:Josette Marie Mondanaro
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903:Mondanaro, J. (1990).
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128:The Phil Donahue Show
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