Australian govt memo, 1968: Women become "spinster battle axes;" "men usually mellow"
Nat sez, "Spinster battlaxe Skud passed me this 1968 minute from the Director of the Trade Commissioner of Australia explaining why women are ineligible for postings. It's a jawdropalicious blast from the sexist past:
Even conceding these points, a woman could not stay young and attractive for ever, and later on could well become a problem.(vii) A spinster lady can, and very often does, turn into something of a battleaxe with the passing years. A man usually mellows.........
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