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History of Feminism

One_Life_To_Give

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4. A year before the Equal Pay Act

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 12:18 PM

Jul 2013

Occurring at a time when most employers had two official wage scales. (male and female)
Women wearing pants was still restricted in schools and the workplace. And any man's word was given precedence over what any woman might say.

Knowing the period I would of been more surprised had they accepted a woman for astronaut training or as a firefighter, police, construction or any of hundreds of other jobs closed to women at that time.

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NASA Had Zero Plans To Send Women Into Space In The '60s [View all] ismnotwasm Jul 2013 OP

Since virtually NO medical research was focused on women hlthe2b Jul 2013 #1

Yup ismnotwasm Jul 2013 #2

I can't say this surprises me BainsBane Jul 2013 #3

A year before the Equal Pay Act One_Life_To_Give Jul 2013 #4

Gawd! It was so tiresome hearing that all the time in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Then the EEOC came along freshwest Apr 2015 #5