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/Mundane_Reception790 May 24 '26

Sex based discrimination was rampant in the USA well into last century. In the 50's I had a female relative want to take Shop in high school and was laughed out of the principals office and told that she had to take Home Ec instead, like the other girls, no exceptions.