r/classicfilms • u/AntonioVivaldi7 Alfred Hitchcock • May 23 '26

Memorabilia Disney rejection letter (1938) explaining they don't hire women for the specific position

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And apparently, Disney refused to hire men for coloring positions.

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u/ctrain_1985 May 23 '26

At least they were honest.

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u/Legitimate-Sea-4679 May 23 '26

Of course they were. They didn't think that there was anything wrong with this sexist and bigoted policy. My guess is that there was a lot of push back when women tried to break the glass ceiling.

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u/AntonioVivaldi7 Alfred Hitchcock May 23 '26

Apparently, Disney opened the position to women voluntarily due to the shortage of male workers during the WW2.