Sheril Kirshenbaum on Nostr: Before 1993, women weren’t allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor. That changed ...
Before 1993, women weren’t allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor.
That changed when Sen. Moseley Braun (D-IL), & Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) wore trousers - shocking the male-dominated Senate. This eventually led to the dress code being clarified to allow women to wear pants.
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