I think that Don respects her skills, but doesn't respect her. In the meeting, Don continually referred to Peggy as "her" and "she", not by name. I don't know why I noticed that, but it seemed to make her like more of an object, not a member of the team.
I think there's a disconnect. When he threatened to send Peggy to California it had the air of an implied absurdity meant to insult them. Like it was a slightly outrageous and shaming notion that he'd send a woman in their place.
At the same time, he does respect her work and values it. Peggy also got credit for saving the pitch after Freddy Rumson pissed himself.
So, I think they're underscoring a prefeminist divide. It's still unimaginable to think of a woman seriously in those leadership roles even when they know she's more talented and competent than her male peers.
I think it's a bit of thinking of her as a dog that can walk. You don't question that it can with a little training and then you profit from it as much you can.
Oh! What about all the minor women characters w/ rhyming names?? What does that mean? Or is it just a joke?
Trudy, Judy, Trooby? (or whatever Betty's SiL's name is)
I may have noticed it before but I feel like it was highlighted last night.
I thought Judy was Pete's brother's wife?
Two Judy's it appears. It took me while to suss it out on IMDb.
What about all the minor women characters w/ rhyming names?? What does that mean? Or is it just a joke?
I think it's just that names go through trends. Just like the popular thing right now is names that end in "a".
Note that both Judith and Judy made the Top 20 in the 40s:
Most Popular Girls Names 1930-1939
1. Mary
2. Betty +2
3. Barbara +15
4. Shirley +13
5. Patricia +25
6. Dorothy -4
7. Joan +53
8. Margaret -3
9. Nancy +57
10. Helen -7
11. Carol +105
12. Joyce +53
13. Doris -5
14. Ruth -8
15. Virginia -8
16. Marilyn +72
17. Elizabeth -7
18. Jean -2
19. Frances -8
20. Dolores +30
Most Popular Girls Names 1940-1949
1. Mary
2. Linda +93
3. Barbara
4. Patricia +1
5. Carol +6
6. Sandra +44
7. Nancy +2
8. Judith +32
9. Sharon +78
10. Susan +111
11. Betty -9
12. Carolyn +18
13. Shirley -9
14. Margaret -6
15. Karen +126
16. Donna +6
17. Judy +93
18. Kathleen +54
19. Joyce -7
20. Dorothy -14
I could swear they were calling Betty's sister-in-law something like Trooby. weird.
It always possible that she had a weird nickname. Growing up, in fine New England fashion, me and my siblings were Sissy, Booey, and Tippy. These names bear no relation to our real names.
