A Knight in her Armor

Came across this in Newsweek, Jan 19, 1953. I bet a lot of WUvies were pretty weird as kids, but how many of us wore suits of armor to school? And this was several decades before the invention of Dungeons & Dragons. I wonder what became of Tina Inge. She's quite likely still out there somewhere, but is she still wearing her armor?

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Posted By: Alex - Sun Nov 25, 2012
Category: Children | 1950s

Comments

Got to give her parents credit for not promoting out-of-date gender biasis by telling their daughter that girls couldn't be knights. 😊

Posted by Kharon Anon on 11/25/12 at 10:05 AM

Today she'd not be allowed into school as she's, obviously, sporting gang colors and wearing & carrying weapons.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 11/25/12 at 10:26 AM

Reminds me of the tin man from Wizard of Oz. She is a cutie, nice that her parents encouraged her interest in history in such a fun way.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 11/25/12 at 07:19 PM

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