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Chicago Barmaids Ordinance

During the 1960's Chicago's 'Barmaids Ordinance' prohibited women, unrelated to the owner, From tending bar in Chicago. In 1970, the owners of this establishment hired airline Stewardesses to tend...

During the 1960's Chicago's 'Barmaids Ordinance' prohibited women, unrelated to the owner, From tending bar in Chicago.

In 1970, the owners of this establishment hired airline Stewardesses to tend bar in defiance of City Ordinance.

She-nannigans is dedicated to The women and men arrested for violating The 'Barmaids' Ordinance.

In 1974, The U.S. District Court ruled that laws regulating the conduct of women in bars are 'discriminatory on their face, overboard and vague'.

Daugherty et al v. Daley et al

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