It's possible that you have been told a time or 10 that you don't appreciate how tough your elders had it. It's true that, if you had been coming of age back in, say, 1960, you would probably be feeling more restricted, if only because you were doomed to spend your days in a skirt, nylon stockings and girdle.

The history of American women is all about leaving home - crossing oceans and continents, or getting jobs and living on their own.

You can hit as many revolutions as you want, but women are always going to wear uncomfortable shoes that look good.

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