He joined Merck Research Laboratories at the Rahway, NJ site in 1976, where he rose through the ranks to VP Medicinal Chemistry. He held this position from 1998-2006, guiding a research team of ~250 scientists. He retired from Merck at the end of 2006, and currently maintains a consulting practice with thirteen clients.
The ripple effect of the woman's suffrage movement on subsequent generations is evident in a range of educational, civil rights, and health care reforms, as well as in the growing number of women elected to governmental positions (Hossell 2003).
Answered by Jonathan Bean, professor of history at Southern Illinois University. Women's suffrage has had a profound impact on the USA. Indeed, when Gallup polled Americans at the end of the 20th century, the pollster asked respondents to list one of the most important events of the century - most important and important (but not most important).