One lady attempted to “lean in” in 1938 — though it didn’t work out too good for her, and not by any error of her own.

When Mary V. Ford practical for a animator training propagandize during Walt Disney, she was sensitive that “girls are not considered” for artistic positions:

No Women Need Apply – A Disheartening 1938 Rejection Letter from Disney Animation. twitter.com/Aesthetic_Mag/…

— Aesthetic Magazine(@Aesthetic_Mag) April 30, 2013

Ford’s grandson, Kevin Burg, detected a minute after his grandmother upheld away. Thanks for sharing, Kevin. We’re certain she would have been good during that artistic work.

(H/T @Aesthetic_Mag)

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