TIL up until 1974, banks could refuse to issue a credit card to a woman unless she was married and her husband co-signed for the card. A divorced woman was considered too much of a risk because she "couldn't keep a marriage under control."

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/27/135764464/the-nation-financial-reform-could-hurt-women/



Submitted March 20, 2015 at 04:42AM by garglemymarbles http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zn25n/til_up_until_1974_banks_could_refuse_to_issue_a/