It was the same in Richmond (Virginia). Teachers who wanted to remain employed did not announce a pregnancy and continued to work until it was obvious they were pregnant (or had some strange condition that caused "excessive bloating"). I only had female teachers, and many of them were over the age of 50-- never married or widowed. The few younger ones didn't stay long. There was a definite sense of something "wrong" and to be spoken of in whispers if a married teacher was suspected of being pregnant-- as if it might be a scandal. I guess any unmarried teacher who became pregnant was expected to go to Siberia. -- Melinda C. P. Skinner Richmond, VA -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Judith Bailey Gabor <[log in to unmask]> > In the late '50s & at least into the middle '60s, when I was in grad > school in Durham NC & married to a grad student, women teachers were > required to resign when they began to show and needed to wear maternity > clothes. My financially struggling teacher friends therefore continued > teaching as long as possible - looking like bag ladies in ill-fitting > non-maternity clothing. > > Judy Gabor > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html