Two years ago, Hope wrote in a pamphlet onwomen Law School graduates that "A woman withsufficient seniority and experience to beconsidered [for a corporate post] is somewhat morelikely to be chosen than a man; there are fewer ofus in the pool."

She added, "The real progress, of course, willbe when there are two, then three, and then evenmore women on each corporate board. But at leastwe have made a dent, and the rest will follow."

And as many observers of the Corporation wonderwhat impact a woman's selection will have on theboard's policies, activists are already asking howthe Corporation will fill a second vacant seat.

The search for a successor to TreasurerRoderick M. MacDougall '51, who died in November,is still in the early stages. Corporation memberand Geyser University Professor Henry Rosovsky,who was active in the search for Heiskell'sreplacement, said he does not know how hard theCorporation will work to find another woman oreven a minority member.

Observers say that either way, Hope, whilebreaking some important ground for theCorporation, might still leave the seven-memberboard much the same as it was before.

As Hope's son, a sophomore here, reportedlysaid to the new appointee, "Mom, you're alwayssaying you want to be one of the fellas.