Coding. Skateboarding. Parenting. Being literal Wonder Woman. No matter what women chose to get up to during the 1970s, it most definitely looked cool. Case in point? These iconic photos of women doing their thing during the decade.
From professional athletes to brides and literal rockstars herself, here are 14 photos of what life looked like for women in the 1970s.
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“In 1974, Masahisa Fukase photographed his wife, Yōko Wanibe, every morning from the window of their apartment in Tokyo as she left for work.”
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“1974 Can't get much more 70's than this. My mom and me.”
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Linda Carter ‘lifts’ a car while in character as her iconic superhero.
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“My parents wedding in 1978.”
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Skateboarding champion Ellen O’Neill practices her moves.
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Actress Sandra Bullock at her home in 1978.
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“In the days before cell phones- Students in a girls' dormitory lined up to make calls to friends and family, 1970s.”
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“Women just lounging on a car, 1970s.”
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“Hanging out in the gloriously cool 1970s.”
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“New washer and dryer, 1971.”
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“Fleetwood Mac performing Dreams in 1977. Stevie Nicks was 29.”
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“Women gearing up for Bangladesh Liberation War circa 1971.”
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“My mother smoking out of a pipe in 1978. She was 17 years old.”
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