I was born at the end of the 50s so do not know and my Mom had the flu while I was in the womb so I had to overcome some serious handicaps-- speech and coordination. I remember a lot of bullying and taking the short bus, literally once in a while. Had to get me trained to use my right hand as I was bad with both to begin with. So the 60s are a bit of a painful blur with some good moments. Did not come into my own until Mrs. Barbara Mitchell (Earl Wooster High School) in 1975 saw something worthwhile in me and later a number of University of Nevada, Reno Philosophy professors did the same along with German male professor as well as French woman professor. No mentor in librarianship nor in law school but did find a few friends among law students. And lots of friends in the librarianship program.
One of my cases as a law student at the U of MN Law School Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners Clinic was doing something for the first man sentenced for raping his wife in Minnesota. I cannot say what I did for him but he was infamous in Minnesota and the Judge I dealt with chewed me out for doing this in 1988 or so. Even though the law would have notified his ex-wife about anything a law student lawyer and the lawyer of record did concerning this inmate.
I did have a hard time believing that people before the 1980s in many states seemed to be able to rape their wives.
Marital rape (United States law - Wikipedia)
I did have a harder time dealing with the two youth who burned down a school library in upstate Minnesota though but while a law student you get the cases your supervising lawyer gives you.
That could have happened in the 1950s as well though I suppose.
Incidentally, the U of MN Law School when I was there had more women than men attending and often these were one of the people giving the Valedictorian speech at Graduation. Quite a change I will bet from the 1950s.