I was just watching an "I Love Lucy" episode. It occurred to me that we only see Lucy wearing slacks once every blue moon, and we never see Ethel in slacks.
When did you make the transition from skirt-slip-stockings to pants most of the time? Did you feel weird doing it?
I am young enough that I grew up in a world where women in pants was the norm. However, I graduated law school 14 years ago, and at that time, it was definitely NOT okay to wear a pants suit, no matter how nice, to court (but that's changed now, too). My mom was an RN from beginning in the 1950s, and she not-so-fondly remembers having to wear a skirt and white stockings and a starched cap to work -- not great working garb if you're trying to give CPR or if you're sprinting down to the ER!
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