Spaceguy55
Work is a 4 letter word
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- Oct 18, 2014
By 1938, women's rights may have been slowly and painstakingly clunking their way forward, but male bias was still very much alive and well.
A rejection letter from Walt Disney Studios has highlighted just how much women were up against at the time.
Yes, the letter heading is exquisite - you're lucky if you get an automated email response these days - but the rebuttal to Miss Ford's job application still feels like a slap in the face almost 80 years later.
1938 was a big year for the studio, harking the release of its first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs .
And a lady called Mary Ford applied for a post in their Painting Department.