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My grandmother was born in the 1920s. There was a self-enforced 'femininity' back then, wherein women told themselves that they couldn't, shouldn't, or didn't n
by csours 8y ago
My grandmother was born in the 1920s. There was a self-enforced 'femininity' back then, wherein women told themselves that they couldn't, shouldn't, or didn't need to understand things, and that their husbands or fathers would take care of things.
I'm personally very grateful we have moved past this. My grandmother would break down at the slightest hint of technical discussion. She never understood computers as anything more than a fancy typewriter.
- pentagonpapers 8y agoTrying to enforce this with my younger sibling. Computers are cool, chess is cool, working on cars is cool. Turns out little siblings tend to like what their older siblings do (great for me, I have something I can teach!)