Still The Right Place

In , Utah Celebrated Its One Hundredth Year Of StatehoodIn , Anticipating That Important Centennial, New Welcome Signs Appeared Along The State?s HighwaysThe Signs Read ?utah, Still The Right Place,? And They Provided The Inspiration For The Title Of This Book.still The Right Place deals With The Last Half Of Utah?s First Century Of StatehoodEach Of Its Seven Chapters Covers The Administration Of One Of The State?s Governors, Beginning At The End Of World War Ii While Herbert BMaw Was Governor And Ending In During Mike Leavitt?s First TermEach Chapter Covers AVariety Of Topics, Including Politics, Economic Development, Education, Law And Order, The Environment, Health And Medicine, And The Way Utah Responded To And Was Influenced By National EventsChange Is Discussed Against The Background Of The Transformations Taking Place On The Larger American Stage. much Of The State?s Economic Wellbeing Following World War Ii Depended On Employment Provided By Defense, Federal Government, And Large Firms With Headquarters Outside The StateDuring The Next Halfcentury, However, Employment Patterns Changed: Manufacturing Became More Diverse, Tourism Became Steadily More Significant, Utah Became Home Base For ANumber Of Major Employers, And Serviceoriented Industries BoomedBeginning In The s, Hightech Manufacturing Became AKind Of ?cinderella? Industry For The State, And Some Utah Firms Became World Leaders.as American Attitudes Toward The Role Of Women Changed, So Did The Attitudes Of Many UtahnsBy The End Of The Century, Women Made Up Nearly Percent Of The Total WorkforceEven Though The Utah Legislature Rejected The Equal Rights Amendment, Opportunities For Women In The Professions, And The General Acceptance Of Gender Equality, Were As Far Along In Utah As In Most Other Places.in Addition, The Book Includes Three Significant And Extensive AppendicesOne Considers Utah?s Ethnic Minorities And The Quest For AMore Pluralistic Society, Another Discusses Utah And The Arts During This Halfcentury, And The Third Deals With The State?s Numerous Religions.
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