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History of Feminism
Showing Original Post only (View all)10 Things That American Women Could Not Do Before the 1970s [View all]
1. Keep her job if she was pregnant.
2. Report cases of sexual harassment in the workplace.
3. Be acknowledged in the Boston Marathon.
4. Get a credit card.
5. Refuse to have sex with her husband.
6. Compete as a boxer in the Olympics.
7. Get a divorce with some degree of ease.
8. Celebrate International Womens Day.
9. Have a legal abortion in most states.
10. Read Ms. Magazine!
http://msmagazine.com/blog/2013/05/28/10-things-that-american-women-could-not-do-before-the-1970s/
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#1 is false. I had two teachers who had babies and they were back a few months after nt
msongs
May 2013
#2
In the early 70s, in my school district, you were required to quit before five months.
BlueMTexpat
May 2013
#11
Yes, you pretty much couldn't get a legal abortion in NY pre-1970. The law barely passed.
SunSeeker
May 2013
#43
Again the point of the article is to point out that legislation was not in place until the 70's
ismnotwasm
May 2013
#56
A married female Federal employee couldn't leave her husband a survivor annuity
RVN VET
May 2013
#42