Highschool offers auto shop class for young women

About This Item

KPIX Eyewitness News report from October 28th 1967 featuring an El Dorado County High School's decision to auto-shop classes for young women. Includes views of them working on cars and being interviewed. When asked why they chose to take this class one states that: "When I do get my own car some day, I'll be able to save a lot of bills and stuff by working on it myself." Another jokes that: "Well when you're talkin to your boyfriend you don't have to be so dumb." Note: this report was originally titled "Girl Mechanic" in the KPIX News shot log.

Originally aired on
KPIX-TV
Date aired
10/28/1967
Recording medium
16mm color, co-magnetic sound film
1:47
Rights for this video belong to
CBS5 KPIX-TV
Type of material
archival newsfilm
Identifier
KPIX 33786
Views
2981

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