We’ve come a long way since then—but not far enough.
in the world. If fact, we’re the only developed nation without mandatory paid leave for new parents. But a letter from 1969 that a woman discovered among her mother’s things is proving that things were a whole lot worse back then.
“My mom kept this,” Cornell captioned the image of the vintage letter. “Perhaps as proof of the bullsh/t women had to put up with. ‘You’re pregnant? You’re fired.’”We regret to inform you that we must consider your request for a Leave of Absence as a termination as of December 31st, 1969. “My boss asked a co-worker last year ‘How long do you need to be out? I have heard some women only need a week!’” one Twitter user shared in response. “She told him 6 weeks. He gave her a hard time. I took her by the bathrooms where the FMLA policy was & told her to read it. She took the full 12. He was so mad.”
“My grandmother had to quit her job at the beginning of each of her FOUR pregnancies, then ask for her job back afterwards,” another said. “And she was a NURSE.”“I was the 1st woman my big burly Southern Republican boss had ever hired,” @quilssachent wrote. “My friend was the 2nd. We were all 1099s. When she got pregnant, he gave her 12 wks, unlimited PTO for Dr’s appts & any extra time she needed to manage baby once arrived. I think we both cried. Love him.
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