Disney Denied Work to "Girls"

Posted by Colleen Kane

It's encouraging to know that even though the publishing world in which I attempt to make a living is imploding, like many other industries lately, at least in some ways it's better for a working girl than it used to be. A 1938 rejection letter from Disney has been getting passed around online, and among the points it makes to a one job-seeking Mary Ford are: You can't be considered for Disney training school, because only men do the manly creative work on the cartoons (such as drawing Bambi sniffing pretty flower blossoms). But you might have a chance at tracing some drawings for us, though! But probably not. 

You really must take a look. 

 

 Also, it's written by a woman smart enough to try out for a ladylike job like secretary.

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Posted Jan 12 2009, 06:27 PM
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Comments

Mandy said:

This can't be real!

January 12, 2009 10:48 PM

tl said:

this is my favourite thing ever!  I'm going to print this and hang it in my office.  

January 13, 2009 4:04 PM

fabul1st said:

Note that the date, name and salutation are in much darker print than the rest of the letter.  This would make it appear that this is a form rejection letter to which the name and address of a particular applicant has been added.  Despite what the letter says, there must have been a lot of "girls" applying for this position for Disney to go the trouble of creating a form rejection letter for it.

January 13, 2009 5:47 PM

vivazoya said:

This is shocking.  I know I shouldn't be shocked, but I am.  Well.  Shocked.

January 13, 2009 11:18 PM

About Colleen Kane

Colleen has been an editor at BUST and Playgirl magazines and has written for the endangered species of dead-tree magazines like SPIN and Plenty, as well as Radar Online and other websites. She lives in exile in Baton Rouge with her fiance, two dogs, and her former cat. Read her personal blogs at ColleenKane.com.

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