My mother is very proud of being one of the first women (secretaries) to wear a pantsuit at Bausch and Lomb.
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I'm not the only one wondering what Jarvis really did during the war, am I?
Not at all.
I have heard 2 men (in real life) complain that though they like Agent Carter, they really want to stop with the heavy-handedness of emphasizing that she is a woman, and that women after the war were displaced, etc. They really felt like they were being hit over the head with it.
I didn't at all. Did anyone else? I am wondering if it is one of those "Woman talk 20% of the time and men perceive them as monopolizing the conversation" things.
I thought women being displaced thing was kind of underplayed, personally. I think you are right in your analogy.
I think you're right on, too, Sophia.
I suspect that "hitting over the head" = mentioning at all.
For what it's worth, I thought it was a bit strong in regards to Peggy and her relationship with the SSR, though appropriate to the period in general. I mean, I doubt guys were snapping their fingers for the lady guarding the door at Project Rebirth to go fetch them a fresh cup of coffee.
Well, there's "guarding the door" and then there's "let's tuck the pretty secretary/assistant out of the way while the important work gets done." They may not know what she did. They all think she slept with Steve and probably Howard.
I mean, I doubt guys were snapping their fingers for the lady guarding the door at Project Rebirth to go fetch them a fresh cup of coffee.
This sort of thing still happens now, what makes you think it wasn't going on in the 40s?