美国历史上针对女性的9条奇葩禁令_BEC初级作文

美国历史上针对女性的9条奇葩禁令

1972年以前，女性被禁止参加波士顿马拉松。1966年，Roberta Gibb坚持在未获邀约、未登记的情况下参加了长跑。第二年，一位名为Katherine Switzer的女性用“K.V.Switzer”之名进行登记，并获得了一个号码。许多男人对她表示愤怒，其中包括比赛的官方人员Jock Semple——他诅咒她，试图扯掉她的号码，企图恐吓她离开跑道。

3. Have Credit Cards

不准拥有信用卡

Not until the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 were women allowed to have credit cards without male supervision. Before then, single women were often (completely legally) refused credit cards, which were reserved for married women who had their husbands as cosigners on their accounts.

直到1974年美国通过了《平等信用机会法》，女性才被允许在没有男性监护人的情况下获得信用卡。在此之前，单身女性通常被（合法地）拒绝发放信用卡，只有已婚女性才能在丈夫作为账户连署人的情况下拥有信用卡。

4. Work While Pregnant

不准怀孕期间工作

It used to be legal for employers to fire female workers after they became pregnant. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act put an end to this practice in 1978. Before then, it was extremely common for companies to fire the pregnant. It is estimated that up to forty percent of employers adhered to the practice.