Rachel Webster

Just before the birth of the millennial generation. Like, we knew people who were alive then. I was very close to being alive then.

Just before the birth of the millennial generation. Like, we knew people who were alive then. I was very close to being alive then.

So we did what every semi-qualified sleuth does. We started combing Reddit.

So we did what every semi-qualified sleuth does. We started combing Reddit.

That simple. This is Donna. And no, we did not pay her a thousand bucks to speak with us. But if we could have put it on credit, we might have.

That simple. This is Donna. And no, we did not pay her a thousand bucks to speak with us. But if we could have put it on credit, we might have.

Rush is the kind of band that inspires a very enthusiastic evangelical fandom in a very specific demographic, Working Men, which Donna also understood.

Rush is the kind of band that inspires a very enthusiastic evangelical fandom in a very specific demographic, Working Men, which Donna also understood.

And like the Pittsburgh portrayed in Flashdance, Cleveland was full of steelworkers. And I like to think a lot of wannabe dancers.

And like the Pittsburgh portrayed in Flashdance, Cleveland was full of steelworkers. And I like to think a lot of wannabe dancers.

Just like one of the dozens of oil fires that exploded in the Cleveland waterways around that time, due to all the steel workers working steel, Rush blows up. And they were eternally grateful to Donna.

Just like one of the dozens of oil fires that exploded in the Cleveland waterways around that time, due to all the steel workers working steel, Rush blows up. And they were eternally grateful to Donna.

But Donna wasn't only an early adopter of Rush. She was also an early adopter of the credit card. And it was the credit card that bought her entry into what was a very male-dominated career.

But Donna wasn't only an early adopter of Rush. She was also an early adopter of the credit card. And it was the credit card that bought her entry into what was a very male-dominated career.

And that was for married women. If you were single, divorced, or even widowed, you likely needed to bring a man, like any man, to co-sign for credit products at most banks. And we imagine it sounded something like this.

And that was for married women. If you were single, divorced, or even widowed, you likely needed to bring a man, like any man, to co-sign for credit products at most banks. And we imagine it sounded something like this.

This just seemed so crazy to me. So we consulted our resident legal expert, my stepmother, Mary Pat Truthheart, to weigh in.

This just seemed so crazy to me. So we consulted our resident legal expert, my stepmother, Mary Pat Truthheart, to weigh in.

That's crazy. What else was by Jura? I mean, so many things. I mean, honestly, it was ridiculous. Do you remember having some understanding of why women were denied credit?

That's crazy. What else was by Jura? I mean, so many things. I mean, honestly, it was ridiculous. Do you remember having some understanding of why women were denied credit?