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Originally Posted by AngelEyez
Was it illegal for a woman to sit at a bar and order a drink all along up until that period then?? Was it an actual law or just ordinances set by various cities? Also, based on your wording, does that mean that it was ok for a female to be inside such an establishment but she just could not order a drink up until the 70's/80's?
The reason I ask is that an elderly gentleman that I was having a discussion with a few days ago INSISTED that it was once illegal for a female to even be inside a bar/tavern/pub/saloon, but I did not believe him as I remember seeing in silent movies and in old black and white westerns that there were females in saloons and not only just as dancers/performers, but as actual patrons. I tried researching this myself but I could not find anything that stated it was ever law, or that it was ever illegal for a female to be in such an establishment....only that there were certain establishments that were deemed "male-only" by the owners, not that it was ever law.
He's one of those people who put on airs, claiming to know everything and is always right, so I was hoping to find some printable proof that he is wrong in this instance lol
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I'm not aware of any L.A. city ordinance in that period which forbid unescorted women in bars. Allred's suit was against a private club for show biz people, the Friars, which wasn't even in the city of Los Angeles - it was in Beverly Hills. Said club did not allow women to join.
There definitely were ordinances forbidding women in bars in an earlier period. Pennsylvania's law banning women from working in bars was on the books into the '60s.
Local History: 'Bar maids' banned in Scranton for nearly 30 years - News - The Times-Tribune
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