Jamie Feldman

So as you can probably tell from Donna's personality, she was finally able to get her card after demanding they put her name on it.

So as you can probably tell from Donna's personality, she was finally able to get her card after demanding they put her name on it.

And it was letters and testimonies from women like Donna that ultimately led to the passing of what became known as the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which made discrimination in lending illegal starting in 1974.

And it was letters and testimonies from women like Donna that ultimately led to the passing of what became known as the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which made discrimination in lending illegal starting in 1974.

And that is in part due to the fact that women, minorities, and anyone else who'd been locked out of lending created an opportunity for a great new market.

And that is in part due to the fact that women, minorities, and anyone else who'd been locked out of lending created an opportunity for a great new market.

The answer to these questions starts back in the 70s, just a few years after Donna got her coveted gold Amex and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act was signed into law.

The answer to these questions starts back in the 70s, just a few years after Donna got her coveted gold Amex and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act was signed into law.

Oh, man.

Oh, man.

That is pretty interesting. Interesting.

That is pretty interesting. Interesting.

Before the Marquette decision, 38% of American households had cards. And within a decade, that number had nearly doubled.

Before the Marquette decision, 38% of American households had cards. And within a decade, that number had nearly doubled.

And once they had the incentive to make money with these interest rates, they started to figure out other ways to maximize these profits.

And once they had the incentive to make money with these interest rates, they started to figure out other ways to maximize these profits.

Thanks for listening to Deadheads. Next week, in part two of this episode, we'll find out what happened after Flashdance came out.

Thanks for listening to Deadheads. Next week, in part two of this episode, we'll find out what happened after Flashdance came out.

We'll run late for a meeting with our all-time favorite reporter. I think it'll take us 10 minutes to get there. So we'll be late?

We'll run late for a meeting with our all-time favorite reporter. I think it'll take us 10 minutes to get there. So we'll be late?