Sheril KirshenbaumNov 26, 2022

In 1938, kindergarten teacher Helen Hulick wore slacks to court to testify as a witness in Los Angeles, CA. Judge Arthur Guerin was appalled & rescheduled the case, instructing her to “return in a dress.”

The next day, Hulick showed up in slacks again, declaring, “I will stand on my rights…I like slacks. They’re comfortable.”

She was sent to jail. https://web.archive.org/web/20210315143406/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-15/from-the-archives-wear-slacks-to-court-and-go-to-jail #HistoryRemix

From the Archives: Wear slacks to court and go to jail

On Nov. 9, 1938, Helen Hulick, 28, wore slacks during a court appearance to testify against two men. Judge Arthur S. Guerin rescheduled her case, asking Hulick to return wearing a dress.

Los Angeles Times
Show threadTab CombsNov 26, 2022
@Sheril Horrifying!
And these sort of arbitrary discriminatory dress policies are still playing out today -- school dress codes routinely force Black children in the US to conform to white norms on appearance, with drastic punishments on those who do not comply. We have not come far as a society at all.
Show threadChookMother 🇦🇺🦘
@DrTCombs Yes. It's a tool of oppression. The dominant group sets the "norms".
Nov 26, 2022 at 10:15pmWeb