Thread by @aswinn

I just told my husb that women couldn't even get a credit card w/o a male signature until 1974, and he was incredulous. I think a lot of people don't realize that the deep misogyny of this country is so close that it's not even in the rear view mirror. It's here. It never left.

Ps: Just for some relevant context: there are *a lot* of men alive, including 2 on the Supreme Court, who used to be consulted in any decision a woman made. By law. They no longer have that. And they want it back. And this messaging has been passed down generationally.

Btw if you want to see a few more things that women couldn't do until the 1970s, here's a list: usatoday.com/story/news/fac…

It's a sad fact that I'm trying to read all of the replies and can't even keep up. There are thousands, millions, of these stories.

So stop telling us how to channel our rage and start being true allies.