1961 LA Times Vintage Newspaper Women in STEM Early Computing Ads IBM Hughes For Sale

ITEM SPECIFICATIONS

Pattern: Original Historical Classified Display Advertising

Brand: Los Angeles Times (Sunday, October 22, 1961)

Type: Complete Classified Section / Labor Ephemera

Style: 1960s Women in STEM, Early Computing & Mid-Century Social History

Country of Origin: United States

Age: October 1961 (1960s Era)

Subject: Women in the Workforce, Early Computing, Aerospace Support

Featured Companies: IBM, Hughes Aircraft, Lockheed, Douglas, Bullock's Department Store

Format: Full Newspaper Broadsheet Section (Multi-Page)

Topic: Cold War Technology, Women in STEM, Mid-Century Retailing

Theme: Pre-Title VII Workplace & Social Gender History

Original / Reproduction: Original Period Artifact

NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION & HISTORY

An extraordinary primary-source artifact from theLos Angeles Times(Sunday, October 22, 1961), this multi-page classified section is anchored by the historic "Help Wanted, Women" header—a stark, pre-Civil Rights Act (EEOC) document of mid-century workplace gender segregation. Capturing the pioneer era of Women in STEM, these pages showcase nationwide recruitment drives for early digital tech roles including keypunch operators, tabulating machine technicians, programmers, and research lab assistants across Southern California's defense grid.

• A cultural and technological crossover piece, this section pairs corporate computing giants with iconic mid-century retail and office culture. Featured display advertisements includeIBM,Kelly Girl(the quintessential 1960s temp agency),Bullock's Downtown(and Bullock's Pasadena),RCA Data Systems,Hughes Aircraft(El Segundo & Culver City),Lockheed California Company(Burbank),Bendix Computer Division,Douglas Aircraft Company,Aerospace Corporation,General Dynamics Pomona,Magnavox Research Laboratories,Autonetics,Aerojet,Pacific Telephone,Perkin-Elmer,Beckman Instruments, andThe Broadway. An essential museum-grade piece for academic collections, gender/labor history exhibits, corporate archives, or mid-century wall INSURANCE & SECURITY

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