Still, I had a moment of startlement and delight when I realized that this mowing-person at Western Carolina was a girl. (She appeared to be under 21, thus the use of "girl", rather than "woman".)
And, on the national scene, we're still approaching a gender/minority first: the Democratic nominee will be either a woman or an African-American. So falling barriers aren't exactly old news yet.
Growing up in the South in the 50s, I will probably always experience startlement and delight at seeing these barriers eroded and removed.
I imagine that girl on the mowing machine might still have startled someone when she asked for the job.
I say: Yay! for her and for whoever gave her the job.
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