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Feminist historians Rosalind Rosenberg and Alice Kessler-Harris testified on opposite sides of a lengthy case brought against this company by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. An executive of this company was the first chair of the War Production Board. Aaron Nusbaum was ousted from his stake in this company by his brother-in-law, who later created a namesake “Fund” to posthumously honor the work of Booker T. Washington. This company titled men “assistant buyers” and women “buyer’s assistants” so that they could pay women less. The “Send No Money” campaign devised by this company had to be halted by Julius Rosenwald after demand outpaced the supply of sewing machines. Until 1998, this company’s headquarters was in the world’s tallest building. (10[1])For 10 points, the original “consumer’s bible” was a mail-order catalog issued by what department store chain? ■END■

ANSWER: Sears [or Sears, Roebuck and Co.; accept Sears Catalog; accept Sears Tower; accept EEOC v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.] (Donald Nelson chaired the War Production Board.)
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y1100%0%0%118.00