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kskiska

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37. I had to wear dresses to school from 1949 to 1962.

Reply to Manifestor_of_Light (Reply #32)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 10:51 AM

Feb 2016

We lived a mile from my elementary school and there were no buses. This was in New England, and even in the coldest weather, or in the snow, I had to walk to school. I'd wear wool slacks underneath my dress, removing them at school. In junior high, boys weren't allowed to wear jeans. The purported reason was because the rivets would damage the school furniture.

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