40 Basic Rights Women Did Not Have Until The 1970s

[Weedygarden]

https://historycollection.co/40-basic-rights-women-did-not-have-until-the-1970s/

Women have come a long way in this world; well, in America, especially. Although ladies can pretty much hop in their car, get a job, have a drink, and do whatever else they please, this was not always the case. Although you might be familiar with the fact that women had to fight for their rights, you probably don’t realize how many basic things females were denied. (White) Men, on the other hand, were not rejected from these same primary benefits. Luckily, times have changed, but some even in the 21st century, ladies still struggle for equal pay — something that has been a fight for decades. Keep reading to learn all about 40 shocking things women could not do until the 1970s.

40. Credit Cards Were Not For Women
39. Women Couldn’t Legally Get An Abortion For Any Reason
38. They Couldn’t Celebrate International Women’s Day
37. Women Could Get Fired For Becoming Pregnant
36. They Wouldn’t Be Acknowledged For Running In The Boston Marathon
35. Organizations Started Focusing On Enforcing Work Equality For Women
34. Women Couldn’t Receive Admittance Into A Military Academy
33. Women Couldn’t Protect Themselves From Workplace Sexual Harassment
32. They Didn’t Receive Any Paid Maternity Leave
31. Women Couldn’t Receive Direct Consultation About Physical and Mental Health
30. She Couldn’t Refuse Sex From Her Husband
29. Divorce Became Quicker And Easier
28. They Couldn’t Serve As A Judge
27. Women Couldn’t Be Astronauts
26. They Wouldn’t Be Admitted Into An Ivy League University
25. Ladies Couldn’t Easily Practice Law
24. Women Couldn’t Receive The Morning After Pill
23. They Struggled To Get A Birth Control Pill
22. Interracial Marriage Was Illegal In Most States
21. Women Couldn’t Serve On A Jury
20. Likewise, They Couldn’t Serve On The Supreme Court
19. Girlfriends Couldn’t Legally Live With Their Boyfriends
18. Women Couldn’t Purchase Athletic Shoes
17. Women Didn’t Really Have A Voice
16. They Couldn’t Obtain A Degree In Women’s Studies
15. Women Weren’t Able To Get Any Job
14. She Couldn’t Divorce Over Domestic Violence
13. They Couldn’t Be A Part Of All Olympic Games
12. Women Couldn’t Own A Bank
11. Women Couldn’t Open A Bank Account
10. Women Couldn’t Discuss Sex Openly
9. Women Couldn’t Breastfeed In Public
8. Females Couldn’t Receive An Equal Education
7. They Couldn’t Adopt A Baby As A Single Woman
6. She Couldn’t Be The CEO OF A Fortune 500 Company
5. They Couldn’t Have Their Own Mind
4. They Cared More About Education Than Marriage
3. They Were Scarce in DC
2. They Did Rally Against The Miss America Pageant
1. Women Fought For The Right To Protest
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There are more details in the article. These are just the bullet points. Some of these don't make sense to me, especially the last few. They should have made the article with fewer points, IMHO

 

[Amish Heart]

Some of those seem to be opinions. I don't like 39. What's up with number 4 and 5? 14 and 29 seem to be contradictions.

 

[Meerkat]

Not all of this was true. In some respects we jumped from the frying pan into the fire.
We did need some changes but think we went ovebroard.

I do think that teachers who were one of the most impotant jobs and benefitted all of society should have always had maternity leave.But not all employers should have taken up the slack of the families responsibility.

 

[Sentry18]

Some things on that list are historically accurate, others sound like they were written by someone from Lifetime television. Where revisionist history comes alive in the form of TV movies. I watched a Lifetime movie with a girlfriend in the 1990's where a husband was hitting his wife and the local police were like "oh well, nothing we can do because he is your husband". I asked my Mom about it as she was a deputy sheriff in the 1970's & 1980's and she laughed calling it ridiculous.

My favorite from the list is 16. That benefits no one. Male or female. It just wastes money and results in being unemployed.