Renee Orton Wrote:
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> The Harvey Girls were conceived in 1883 but did
> not appear at Fred Harvey eating establishments
> until 1884. The Harvey Girl era ended in 1968 when
> the Fred Harvey company was sold to Amfac in late
> 1968. Interesting fact: Although most Harvey Girls
> were single, married women were allowed to be
> Harvey Girls starting during World War II.

And of course later on airline stewardesses were allowed to marry and keep their jobs as well. Don't remember when that happened but it certainly was after the '50's when my friends were "stews" as they were called then, now "flight attendants". and come to think of it, men were also allowed to become "stews" at some point as well. Someone who posts here should surely be able to tell us when all those changes took place. I'm just too lazy to Google! :-)
C.