08-01 Grandmothers
They raised large families. And they worked during WW1 doing men’s jobs. If the cartoon shows a woman who is strong and independent, then this is how I would describe my two grandmothers.This does not mean they were not living in a culture in which men had most of the power, but rather how strong…
08-02 Mothers
They lived through the Great Depression and WW2. Life was about survival not equality. Mother and dad married in 1932 during the depression when both were working for The T Eaton Company or what we called “Eaton’s”. Mother hid her wedding ring on a string around her neck because father was told by his boss…
08-03 Wives
Men were breadwinners and women were wives. They supported the feminist agenda, but did not live it. My wife Mary and I met in January 1954 and were married in the summer of 1955 when she was a graduate nurse and I was a third-year engineering student. She was paid $210 a month as a…
08-04 Daughters
Families are not reproducing themselves. But women are holding men’s jobs everywhere. We are now at our daughter’s generation and the concept of equal rights is something taken for granted. But no bold assertions, no campaigning. Is feminism over as a crusade?Like the cartoon suggests it is there but hidden.My daughter, at a bit over…