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1961 women's employment - wow!

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ifIwerenotanandroid · 31/05/2026 19:31

Someone found this letter in a house she bought, & posted it on X. I've never seen anything like that before.

This is why we should all listen to the generations who came before us: we may think we know what's what, but history can always surprise us. I've been amused by posters on X claiming this weekend that there have never been communal changing rooms for women in the UK & that no teenage girls ever went shopping with their friends for fun. As a member of the biddy mafia I know they're wrong but they're quite insistent, even the men.

1961 women's employment - wow!
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BeMoreBear · 31/05/2026 19:38

That letter should be required reading for every secondary school student in the UK. I hope it's shared widely online.

Thanks for posting it, OP!

RNApolymerase · 31/05/2026 19:35

My mum tells me how when she visited my dad at University in the 60s, they could not go to the pub as she wasn't allowed in.

And yes I used to go shopping with my friend for fun in the 80s and there were communal changing rooms.

PinkHairbrushClub · 31/05/2026 19:33

That’s fascinating, and Esh Winning isn’t far from me 🤣. I love an historical document that clearly shows the reality of the time.

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