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Elissa Slotkin: “Women couldn't get a credit card on their own [in the…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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A conversation with Senate freshman women

Published | Video Starts at 03:48

… being, like, in 1973, saying, like, I'm willing to take the leap and allow women to wear pants on a trial basis. Right. And this is at a point where Women couldn't get a credit card on their own [in the 1970s]. And this is within, you know, our lifetimes or just before our lifetime. And so I think that it's. I remain positive because we have come a long way. (03:48–03:52)

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Asserts that in the 1970s, women were unable to obtain a credit card independently.

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