History of Feminism

ismnotwasm

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56. Again the point of the article is to point out that legislation was not in place until the 70's

Wed May 29, 2013, 12:53 AM

May 2013

1. Keep her job if she was pregnant.
Until the Pregnancy Discrimination Act in 1978, women could be fired from their workplace for being pregnant.

The first time that a court recognized sexual harassment in the workplace was in 1977 and it wasn’t until 1980 that sexual harassment was officially defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

But all these stories are awesome, it's women's experiences from different POV, and they're all powerful to hear about

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10 Things That American Women Could Not Do Before the 1970s [View all] ismnotwasm May 2013 OP

K&R! redqueen May 2013 #1

#1 is false. I had two teachers who had babies and they were back a few months after nt msongs May 2013 #2

My mom was fired when she got pregnant in 1966 gollygee May 2013 #3

That was a rather long pregnancy... Bay Boy May 2013 #27

ROFL gollygee May 2013 #46

She had no right NOT to be fired is the point ismnotwasm May 2013 #4

Amazing how much people strain to miss the point, huh? SunSeeker May 2013 #19

and that happens so frequently on DU, like they have nothing better to do ZRT2209 May 2013 #44

I don't think the poster is straining to miss the point... LanternWaste May 2013 #45

I was fired from my 2nd. shift job in 1969 when I was 3 months along. sinkingfeeling May 2013 #5

In the early 70s, in my school district, you were required to quit before five months. BlueMTexpat May 2013 #11

My mom had to quit when she was pregnant with me. we can do it May 2013 #60

some places in the South - KT2000 May 2013 #6

Of course, that was also true of some places in the West as well ... BlueMTexpat May 2013 #13

I think what they did was head west... Bay Boy May 2013 #28

i could not wear pants to school noiretextatique May 2013 #7

I remember that lolly May 2013 #8

I wore Hot Pants and Mini skirts to work in 1968 HockeyMom May 2013 #10

We could wear pants under our skirts or dress EC May 2013 #25

That must have been an attractive look Bay Boy May 2013 #30

Oh, yes--I'd forgotten about that! lolly May 2013 #50

1970, I think. I graduated HS in 1969 and never could wear pants to school. nt Nay May 2013 #16

yep, me too LittleGirl May 2013 #17

Depends where you lived I suppose. HockeyMom May 2013 #9

The boxer one didn't impress me either ismnotwasm May 2013 #12

Then go with Abortion HockeyMom May 2013 #26

Yes, you pretty much couldn't get a legal abortion in NY pre-1970. The law barely passed. SunSeeker May 2013 #43

BEFORE the 1970s. Those 60s created some changes! nolabear May 2013 #20

Heh ismnotwasm May 2013 #21

A lot of changes LynnTTT May 2013 #29

the OP says BEFORE the 70's! bettyellen May 2013 #52

Notice, the OP is about things a woman could not do before the 1970's. SheilaT May 2013 #57

It was really rough to have to wear skirts... ReRe May 2013 #14

I believe the proper term is ... Bay Boy May 2013 #34

My one-room schoolteacher grandmother was 28 yrs old when she got married beveeheart May 2013 #40

11. Buy a house. femmocrat May 2013 #15

Yup. ismnotwasm May 2013 #18

Young pregnant women were not allowed in school. lark May 2013 #22

Catholic school in the 60s HockeyMom May 2013 #32

Charge card? EC May 2013 #23

That 'read MS' magazine was silly ismnotwasm May 2013 #24

In 1956, you could not continue teaching when you were.... northoftheborder May 2013 #31

I wasn't married HockeyMom May 2013 #35

Don't know about that one. Sherman A1 May 2013 #38

i got an IUD without my husband's permission DesertFlower May 2013 #48

Needed husbands signature on consent form if you needed a hysterectomy too Mojorabbit May 2013 #54

When I moved to Puerto Rico in in 1987 fasttense May 2013 #58

Not get a tubal ligation without her husband's permission, MsPithy May 2013 #33

Ah, I had to give MY permission for husband's Vasectomy in 84 HockeyMom May 2013 #36

Not entirely true. As working girl in the sixties, many of my co-workers Cleita May 2013 #37

Again the point of the article is to point out that legislation was not in place until the 70's ismnotwasm May 2013 #56

My Aunt's husband MoreGOPoop May 2013 #39

Well, it seems more than five people agree with you BainsBane May 2013 #41

Heh! ismnotwasm May 2013 #55

A married female Federal employee couldn't leave her husband a survivor annuity RVN VET May 2013 #42

i got my first credit card in my name in '67. DesertFlower May 2013 #47

Thank you! Just Saying May 2013 #49

I could not wear slacks to school, even when it was cold. Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #51

I was offered 2 credit cards in 1967. hollysmom May 2013 #53

Cross- post from GD ismnotwasm May 2013 #59