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In reply to the discussion: Who remembers life for women before RBG? [View all]eppur_se_muova
(36,256 posts)63. My mother does. She was born in 1936. My sister refuses to believe some of the stories she tells.
She couldn't get a credit card or a bank account without her husband's consent. When she applied for a job, they asked her how much her husband made in salary. Things like that made it much harder for her to consider divorce, even though she had good reason to.
My sister seems to get most of her info from Faux, though she tries to say she doesn't. (Big surprise.)
Anyone remember this TV show from 1975 ? I was 15 when it aired, and I had to ask if employers really could fire a woman just for being pregnant. How little I knew.
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I also began teaching when a pregnant woman, (married, of course) couldn't teach after she began to
maddiemom
Sep 2020
#39
A man and I got promoted as department heads in a store at the same time. He got a three dollar
LizBeth
Sep 2020
#19
I remember when my mother had to get a Power of Attorney to help my father conduct their business.
rickyhall
Sep 2020
#33
My college friend's mother decided to return to school for her master's degree in the 70's
dlk
Sep 2020
#35
One of my first memories was having to get a credit card in my husband's name.
Lonestarblue
Sep 2020
#45
I only remember growing up in an atmosphere of shifting social attitudes on gender, and...
Crunchy Frog
Sep 2020
#46
wnylib said: A co-worker asked me, "Well, is it serious? Or does he just slap you around a little?"
iluvtennis
Sep 2020
#49
To this day, I am STILL mad as hell that all the boys got to go to a Cubs game in the 6th grade.
GoCubsGo
Sep 2020
#51
RBG was great for men too as a part of her clever strategy to fight gender discrimination
IronLionZion
Sep 2020
#53
In the 1970s, my mom had to wear a skirt and pantyhose at her job putting price tags on clothes.
SunSeeker
Sep 2020
#58
My mother does. She was born in 1936. My sister refuses to believe some of the stories she tells.
eppur_se_muova
Sep 2020
#63
My college applications required a physical exam, including Pregnancy Test
displacedtexan
Sep 2020
#67
While RBG was absolutely fantastic - just remember that she was but one woman.
Ms. Toad
Sep 2020
#73