In 1974, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act was legislated and it forbid, among other things: the exclusion or downgrading of a woman's income; inquiring about a woman's birth control practices and child-rearing plans; and excluding alimony and child support from a person's income.
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Learning from the past can be laughable. CockBloq's blog, In the Days of Yore, takes a snarky, modern look at stories from the past, highlighting what we've learned—or haven't.