Some Things Do Change

Rules for female teachers posted by a school board in Massachusetts in 1870:

1. Do not get married.
2. Do not leave town at any time without permission of the school board.
3. Do not keep company of men.
4. Be home between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
5. Do not loiter downtown in ice cream stores.
6. Do not smoke.
7. Do not get into a carriage with any man except your father or brother
8. Do not dress in bright colors.
9. Do not dye your hair
10. Do not wear any dress more than 2 inches above the ankle.
    

My favorite is #5

More fun facts from "A Peoples History of the United Sates" by Howard Zin