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Woman operating a welding machine (considered a "man's job"), Philadelphia, USA, WW1, 1918
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My girlfriend told me that she wanted to become a carpenter when she was around 15. Her dad knew a guy with his own firm. She could go there during her summer break to work and see if she likes it and whatnot. When the week was over, her dad had a talk with the dude and he told him that he doesn't think that it's a good fit, because the other men would just be distracted by a woman there. His description of the problem was apparently pretty gross, and he still doesn't talk to him, 20 plus years later.
It was pretty damn gross to think that HE was distracted by an underaged girl.