tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953375951174531474.post2855117849257314042..comments2023-09-11T08:37:24.800-04:00Comments on Fifteen Years Older Than I Am: Thought ProvokingBridgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01641404632001445083noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953375951174531474.post-80257898801978133982016-06-10T15:54:20.512-04:002016-06-10T15:54:20.512-04:00Hilary should be commended for this historical eve...Hilary should be commended for this historical event. Plus I really like her anyway. I told my parents I was going to college, they agreed but did not force things. And I told them I was going away to college, and that is exactly what I did!<br />Hugs,<br />MEredithMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953375951174531474.post-32851971668249455052016-06-09T17:31:07.616-04:002016-06-09T17:31:07.616-04:00Haha! Thanks for sharing that post. It's fabul...Haha! Thanks for sharing that post. It's fabulous. I had to share it too. <br /><br />I prefer being the shusher than being shushed. I promise you I was always really good in the library. When I was younger (high school) I was a library nerd and didn't like to go with friends too often because I was embarrassed if they didn't follow the rules. <br /><br />I used to read in the stacks elnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654199835246576704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953375951174531474.post-80227882987487726232016-06-09T14:40:56.920-04:002016-06-09T14:40:56.920-04:00I had already graduated from high school in 1968, ...I had already graduated from high school in 1968, but reading that Buffalo newspaper article made me remember that most women of the time were borderline Stepford wives, and seldom got identified as themselves, only by "Mrs" stuck in front of their husbands' names. I was among them. I married young and took my husband's name, but when we were divorced three years later, Mariehttp://www.catsandbooksetc.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953375951174531474.post-81853489210324674282016-06-09T11:03:42.177-04:002016-06-09T11:03:42.177-04:00Fortunately I grew up in a liberated household and...Fortunately I grew up in a liberated household and was encouraged to do/be whatever I wanted...and to go to college...and grad school if I wished. That article from 68 is a hoot! I especially love the quote about the President is supposed to be a father figure for the country and, therefore, no woman should be president. What? Loved the other link too Bridget - great pictures (though I'llVerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189170045283685051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953375951174531474.post-57733643671466295852016-06-08T11:48:37.112-04:002016-06-08T11:48:37.112-04:00I loved my Dad, but he had definite opinions on wh...I loved my Dad, but he had definite opinions on what his girls would do after high school<br /><br />No college ---- why? You're just going to quit working when you get married.<br /><br />You can be a secretary, a nurse (without college???), or a teacher (again? with no college????)<br /><br />I wanted to go into the Coast Guard. Well, THAT was a no go. Ended up being a secretary (heck, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com