[C19fan]

I believe the Harvey Girls are called the Women Who Tamed the West. These were well educated women who earned a very high salary at the time.

[gr8eman]

Harvey Weinstein?

[PrincessB]

If you want a good book on the subject, I recommend “Appetite for America.” It’s the Harvey family. I’ve loaned my copy out to several people who really enjoyed it.

[MeganC]

I would have done this.

[LouieFisk]

At first, I thought this was another “metoo” story!

[Governor Dinwiddie]

[Avalon Memories]

The 40’s era musical named The Harvey Girls with Judy Garland was a fun movie.

[katana]

Last year my wife and I visited the Painted Desert Inn, located in the national park. For a period of time after the 1940's it contained a Harvey diner. That part of the inn is preserved as a sort of Harvey Girls museum.

[aragorn]

I had never heard anything about the Harvey Girls until visiting a museum in Hugo, OK. The fellow on duty was a walking encyclopedia and fascinating to listen to. One of the more interesting discussion was about the Harvey Girls. They were given room and board - the establishments were carefully controlled, with limited access to the dormitory sections, and a matron to oversee the girls. The girls were required to always be in clean, proper uniform (had to change is they spilled something on their uniform) and appropriate behavior as expected of young ladies for that time.

He shared a lot more interesting information, including expectation of the Girls as the business expanded west and they met ranchers and cowboys, and the fact that the Harvey name is still in business, though owned by another name. All in all, an interesting look into the expansion west during that time period.

[bgill]

I’m guessing they weren’t out wearing giant pink vagina costumes and showing off their boobs on Main St. and cussing out decent people like so many young women today.

[Rebelbase]

“’Wanted: Young women 18 to 30 years of age, of good moral character, attractive and intelligent, to waitress in Harvey Eating Houses

Try running a help wanted ad like that today....

[Portcall24]

My grandmother was a Harvey Girl but soon moved into management in New Mexico. I still have her book with all of the dirty purple updates that the company sent out about how to run the hotel. She married a railroader as many of them did. The hotel in Santa Fe still functions as a hotel. Bright Angel Lodge on the south rim of the Grand Canyon was a Harvey House. It really was an amazing company and I often give impromptu presentation about what it was like to work there.

[gattaca]

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[sauropod]

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[ConservaTeen]

Harvey House was really the first franchise in the USA...from what I’ve read about them...

[sparklite2]

I looked forward to reading a historical article, not hyperbolic feminist bombast. Too bad.