When I was a budding feminist pre-teen in the early 1980s, I read an older book that advised educated women to NOT learn to type. Once office men learn you can type, you become the secretary even if your job is supposed to be actuary (or such.) I took this to heart, did not take typing in high school, and was left behind once personal computers were everywhere. I'm now 55 and still can't touch type! (LP)

"Maybe don't show all of your awesome at once ..." WTF? (X)

"You look GREAT in GREEN. You should wear it more often!" (CC)

I guess I'm lucky that I can't think of too much terrible advice. So maybe "don't worry about who gets elected, it doesn't really matter." 😟 (JH)

 

I was a dorky naive kid when I arrived at college, not sure what to register for. The dorm adviser suggested basic liberal arts courses like poly sci and chem. So I did, and man, the amount of reading (former) and head-scratching (latter) I did was too much. In later semesters, my workload was easier, though I did do a lot of work. So maybe that BAD ADVICE actually toughened me up. But still! (HJ)

Berkeley, CA 1984: About a pair of "Guess" brand acid-washed jeans that I bought and only wore twice (and which were expensive on my college student budget): "Those look great on you." (MT)

If you have a break-out (bad skin, acne, pimples, red spots), wear bright red lipstick -- it will take the attention off your skin. (X)

Why do today what you can put off till tomorrow? (SA)

"Don't take the bus. Drive your car to downtown." (TB)

 (JM)

 

When I was in high school, an adult who took an interest in my college-application process said, "But don't go to a women's college, because college is where you make connections to find a husband." I was interested in academics and (secretly) girls and happily attended a women's college. What's ironic 35 years later is that I ended up partnered with a classmate and, after the laws changed, we did get married. so ha! College got me married after all. (HH)