If he puts me in jail I hope it will help to free women forever from anti-slackism. — Helen Hulick (image via UCLA Archives) When kindergarten teacher Helen Hulick showed up to L.A. court in 1938, to testify in a burglary case, she wore pants. The judge, scandalized by her outfit, ordered her to leave the courthouse and return to the next day "garb acceptable to courtroom procedure."
A Woman to Know: Helen Hulick
A Woman to Know: Helen Hulick
A Woman to Know: Helen Hulick
If he puts me in jail I hope it will help to free women forever from anti-slackism. — Helen Hulick (image via UCLA Archives) When kindergarten teacher Helen Hulick showed up to L.A. court in 1938, to testify in a burglary case, she wore pants. The judge, scandalized by her outfit, ordered her to leave the courthouse and return to the next day "garb acceptable to courtroom procedure."