<h6 style="font-weight: normal;" class="uiStreamMessage"><font size="2"><span class="messageBody translationEligibleUserMessage">"In
 the years leading up to the birth of Ms., women had trouble getting a 
credit card without a man’s signature, had few legal rights when it came
 to divorce or reproduction, and were expected to aspire solely to 
marriage and motherhood. Job listings were segregated (“Help wanted, 
male”). There was no Title IX (banning sex discrimination in federally 
funded athletic programs); no battered-women’s shelters, rape-crisis 
centers, and no terms such as sexual harassment and domestic violence." </span></font></h6><a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/ms-magazine-2011-11/">http://nymag.com/news/features/ms-magazine-2011-11/</a><br clear="all">
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