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PDJane

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38. I found out early that men crowding me was going to be overlooked..........

Thu May 24, 2012, 11:39 PM

May 2012

Until I started doing things like shoving my umbrella into their instep or asking them loudly if they wanted to exchange places. I got nasty early.

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For those of you who aren't old enough to remember life before the feminist movement, I offer [View all] Skidmore May 2012 OP

I'm quite old enough to remember those days, thank you. PDJane May 2012 #1

I told my kids the other day that potties used to be outside abelenkpe May 2012 #3

Had a similar talk with my equally incredulous grandkids a few weeks ago. Skidmore May 2012 #40

I still have one belcffub May 2012 #49

It sounds like we grew up in similar places and circumstances. I don't miss the attitudes, either. Arkansas Granny May 2012 #6

yikes! nt abelenkpe May 2012 #2

K & R !!! WillyT May 2012 #4

Vaginal aroma seems to be a major concern... rfranklin May 2012 #5

Many of those products were used as methods of birth control before the bc pill was available as Arkansas Granny May 2012 #7

That's true. Skidmore May 2012 #8

I never got that talk at all... cynatnite May 2012 #19

Aaaargh. Just when I'd started to chill out, you had to go and post this. Zorra May 2012 #9

Works both ways. The first time about 1970 I called 411 and a man answered, I hung up... kickysnana May 2012 #10

A friend of mine recently died at age 96. She worked all her life for Bell and became a manager. HiPointDem May 2012 #43

It's amazing how far we have NOT come. Go to Google Images and search for things like... slackmaster May 2012 #11

A lot of those ads are made by women... cynatnite May 2012 #17

Feeling sexy is a very different thing that being given the message Skidmore May 2012 #48

Exactly right. n/t DLevine May 2012 #50

Doesn't really seem so long ago loyalsister May 2012 #12

Holy crap!! hifiguy May 2012 #13

In 1978 a married woman could not have a tubal ligation, MsPithy May 2012 #14

In 1984 I had to sign my husband's vasectomy consent form HockeyMom May 2012 #25

That's true. Lugnut May 2012 #27

wow this is amazing in a bad way iandhr May 2012 #15

Here are some real winners... cynatnite May 2012 #16

I canceled my TV Guide subscription marybourg May 2012 #18

Back then jehop61 May 2012 #20

This one really blew my mind. hifiguy May 2012 #21

I ran across this article years ago LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #22

I designed a wooden mural in art/craft class in 1968 the teacher was impressed by the design Raine May 2012 #28

The only thing better about those days hifiguy May 2012 #30

Well, Nancy Drew was pretty sexless lolly May 2012 #31

Lisa S. reviews "The Clue in the Clock": Mc Mike May 2012 #45

That's wrong about the Hardy Boys... malthaussen May 2012 #34

I love Retronaut progressoid May 2012 #23

Oh, I so do remember those ads. RebelOne May 2012 #24

I just hope to be able to educate my 3 granddaughters. CTyankee May 2012 #26

Wonderful thread - thanks Skidmore for posting it. I'm at that age where jillan May 2012 #29

K&R for those not old enough... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #32

k&r n/t RainDog May 2012 #33

Wow, I like the "anti-suffrage" ad... Beartracks May 2012 #35

Damn it ! Skidmore, because of your post jaysunb May 2012 #36

That is a great site. I spent a fair amount of time Skidmore May 2012 #41

I used to commute by train into San Francisco EFerrari May 2012 #37

I found out early that men crowding me was going to be overlooked.......... PDJane May 2012 #38

Lots of stuff at www.mum.org Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #39

This is why we will not go BACK, but we will move FORWARD! nt mfcorey1 May 2012 #42

We will only if we educate the young women of the nation Skidmore May 2012 #44

Looks like the Romney 'Social Policy of the '50s' that Axelrod referenced. Mc Mike May 2012 #46

I'd love to see an organized "We Won't Go Back" campaign on the part of women and minorities to Skidmore May 2012 #47

You're 100% right, S. Mc Mike May 2012 #53

K&R. I remember those days quite well, unfortunately. n/t DLevine May 2012 #51

Those make me cringe, and I'm a guy. Odin2005 May 2012 #52