Back in Pennsylvania in the small town where I grew up, prior to about 1950, woman school teachers were not allowed to be married. I don't remember if it was the same for men. Looks like it was the same in KC and maybe all over. Anyone know why woman teachers could not be married? Was it the same for men? ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hawkshaw1927@aol.com> To: <kansascity@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [KANSASCITY] the Kansas City Mailing List members >Only widows or maiden ladies were hired by the KCMO school board..but we > did have some private schools. The parochial schools had Nuns back then.

John; I have always been told it was an attitude thing, "A woman 's place is in her home. The husband was to "bring home the bacon". This very Victorian attitude lasted into the 1940's when women were vital to the War effort to do"men's jobs" and some might say the world has never been the same since. From what I can read the underling/ chattel attitude goes back to" Adam and Eve" I find it interesting, men are now being accepted back as classroom teachers and we have women Superintendents. I once ran for the school board. It was bluntly said"what does SHE want on the school board.?" this is not a woman as equal town. -----Original Message-----