ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.
Listen "How A 1940’s Factory Worker Changed Chicago’s Gender Laws"
Episode Synopsis
To mark Women’s History Month, we learn about Jackie Bross, a 1940s Chicago factory worker who had the audacity to wear men’s pants to work in a time when it was considered cross-dressing and illegal. Her court case in 1943 eventually led to an ordinance that allowed women to wear pants as long as it wasn’t concealing their gender. Reset gets the story from professor of history at University of Illinois at Chicago Jennifer Brier.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
More episodes of the podcast In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons
Ask Chicago’s Mayor: December 2025
18/12/2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Dec.12, 2025
12/12/2025
The Case For Taxing Corporations
09/12/2025
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Dec. 5, 2025
05/12/2025
In God we trust