tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post4182828359614541296..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: How Will You Mark International Women's Day?Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-20355723169193248042016-03-14T17:50:54.638-04:002016-03-14T17:50:54.638-04:00Story #2 still happens to me today, on a smaller s...Story #2 still happens to me today, on a smaller scale. I don't get riled up easily, but that does it every time. Great post! :)Jennifer https://www.blogger.com/profile/12948795763094052260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-31121031460173784572016-03-12T16:32:44.268-05:002016-03-12T16:32:44.268-05:00A friend told me in Dayton, Ohio, about 1973, that...A friend told me in Dayton, Ohio, about 1973, that she couldn't get a mortgage on her income, even though she was also supporting her husband through college, because she "could get pregnant at any time and then her income would end." Yes, she was even told that if she had her tubes tied, then she could apply for a mortgage in her own name.<br /><br />This happened at enough banks Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873605766046172611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-66249366598845182102016-03-09T08:55:41.860-05:002016-03-09T08:55:41.860-05:00These happened in a very large city (Toronto) in O...These happened in a very large city (Toronto) in Ontario. And yes, you are older than I am. These things were widespread and many women experienced them.<br /><br />My mother in law was fired because she was pregnant. It happened. Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-14216772604840488572016-03-09T08:19:37.990-05:002016-03-09T08:19:37.990-05:00Where did you grow up? I'm quite sure that I&...Where did you grow up? I'm quite sure that I'm older than you (almost 80), and none of those things happened to me. I can't remember that anyone told me I couldn't do something because I was a female. Maybe I was just lucky.<br /> Jane C.noreply@blogger.com