Useless Information Podcast   /     UI #57 - The Sikorsky Sweater Girls

Description

Back in 1943, 53 women were fired by Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft for wearing sweaters to work.  Listen to this story to find out the details and how it was ultimately resolved.  Also learn about the first native Australian act to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, the man who kissed his wife, the holiday wedding that completed a family circle, and a couple that married twenty years after they were first engaged.  Retrosponsor: Jello Gelatin

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Duration
1266
Publishing date
2012-10-07 05:00
Contributors
  Steve Silverman
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Enclosures
http://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL6533153247.mp3
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