Mad Men nailed the stuff with Betty last night. *****SPOILER WARNING*****
The way the doctor acted was so true of the times.
He came in to talk to Betty and very curtly dismissed the nurse.
Then all he would tell Betty is she needed to get her husband to the hospital.
And then..that marvelous scene where her husband and the dr. are openly discussing the medical problem between themselves,
with Betty halfway across the room, sitting all by herself.
Absolutely true to the times then.
I felt my blood pressure climbing as I watched that.
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being mistaken for a secretary and this was in the 90's! I would be asked to type something (for a man) and when I explained that I'd be happy to do so but I had never taken typing so it would be faster for them to do it themselves, they'd give me a look of disbelief.
Years before, I wanted some temp work and the agency made me take a typing test. I told them I wasn't looking for a position where I'd need to type and they said they asked everybody to test. When the time was up, the staffer gave me a look of pity and said I did better than she thought I would. 