Volume 9 , Issue 25

July 4, 1907 Headlines

In the The Daily Oklahoman dated July 4, 1907, the front page headlines read: "Cut Married Teachers Out" - "School Board Decides to Revolutionize Present System" - "Matrons Are Barred" - "Only Single Women Are Included in This year's Appointments" -- The article goes on to state, "Married women teachers are to be dropped from the public schools of Oklahoma City. This was decided at a meeting of the board of education when the teachers for the school year of 1907-1908 were appointed. The board also argued to increase salaries." What did they have against Married (Matron) female teachers? Seems to me that women did NOT have to many rights back then, did they?! BUT... I guess women suffgrage was just beginning!
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