Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

merrily

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9. His grandparents helped too, or his mom could not have gone off to NOLA or gone to nursing school

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 05:30 PM

Jul 2015

at all anywhere. Someone paid her tuition, room and board and travel expenses. And/or maybe she had a life insurance policy on Bill's father, a traveling salesman who had died in an auto accident.

BTW, there were other jobs open to women then. Janitorial (night job usually), factory jobs, cleaning other people's homes (no benefits whatever), seamstress, cooking, etc.

Nurse, even secretary, esp. legal secretary, were the cream of the jobs for women for the most part, though. Sandra Day O'Connor got a job as a legal secretary--after she was graduated from law school. She couldn't get a job as a lawyer, and no affirmative action for women then.

If a woman's dad or uncle had a law firm or a medical practice, maybe the very rare woman could go into a profession like that.

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How well off (or not) was young Bill Clinton, really? [View all] merrily Jul 2015 OP

Five minutes it took to read that. bluestateguy Jul 2015 #1

You should probably take up your concerns about the post with whoever forced you to read it. merrily Jul 2015 #2

I recall the media making a big deal about the LiberalElite Jul 2015 #3

My hand to whomever, I pictured him too poor for shoes being left by himself, while his mom worked merrily Jul 2015 #5

Don't beat yourself up - Wiki didn't exist when Bubba ran for Prez in '92 - LiberalElite Jul 2015 #8

When Bubba ran for President, I was totally clueless about everything. merrily Jul 2015 #10

I voted for him twice all the while LiberalElite Jul 2015 #12

Not only fleeing from it, but discrediting it, right along with Republicans. merrily Jul 2015 #15

Yes. I've gotten a good education on DU - LiberalElite Jul 2015 #16

Apparently, he was always a pragmatic woodchuck. merrily Jul 2015 #17

It wasn't rags to riches, it was a rough childhood without Mom some of the time Warpy Jul 2015 #4

Were you always aware of that? I'm trying to figure out how I was so off for so long. merrily Jul 2015 #6

Yes, I was Warpy Jul 2015 #7

His grandparents helped too, or his mom could not have gone off to NOLA or gone to nursing school merrily Jul 2015 #9

Most of those other jobs were considered too demeaning for white women Warpy Jul 2015 #11

Beg to differ. Poor, uneducated white women could not afford to consider any paying job demeaning, merrily Jul 2015 #18

It was also along color lines in the late 40s and early 50s Warpy Jul 2015 #21

Again, you are looking through a different prism. White women did work in factories after World merrily Jul 2015 #22

Women mostly worked in textile factories Warpy Jul 2015 #23

Yes, men were welders, etc. merrily Jul 2015 #24

The Mills in the South...Early History..... KoKo Jul 2015 #40

Agree, Merrily.... KoKo Jul 2015 #25

This was by far the most interesting and thought provoking thing I have read today. Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #13

Yes! It was interesting for me as well. RiverLover Jul 2015 #14

Glad you liked it. merrily Jul 2015 #20

Wow. Great to hear. Thank you. merrily Jul 2015 #19

What is the purpose of this post? LynnTTT Jul 2015 #26

The reason is stated in the OP. Twice. merrily Jul 2015 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jul 2015 #28

The OP mentions that, but it seems there is more to it. merrily Jul 2015 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jul 2015 #30

That part of the equation I got. I meant how and why they met and why Fulbright was so taken with merrily Jul 2015 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jul 2015 #33

Still, something feels as though it's missing. merrily Jul 2015 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jul 2015 #36

Thanks. I will bookmark your post and look into all that. merrily Jul 2015 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jul 2015 #38

I did not say anything was wrong with it. I said I felt like I didn't have the whole story. merrily Jul 2015 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jul 2015 #41

People do know, but merrily Jul 2015 #42

Roger Clinton Sr was a parts manager in the Buick franchise. BlueStateLib Jul 2015 #31

Ok, after he made a mess of his auto dealership, he was a parts manager. Thanks. merrily Jul 2015 #35