Helen Hulick in the Los Angeles Times. Credit: Andrew H. Arnott

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   Sheril Kirshenbaum (sheril@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Nov-2022 01:15:24 JST Sheril Kirshenbaum

   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