Women wanted to show that they were strong and independent, so they stopped asking men to carry their bags. They realized the bags were heavy, and looked around for wheeled luggage. Men hadn’t wanted wheeled luggage because they thought it made them look weak.
I remember when I saw the first wheeled luggage when traveling to a group cruise. Everyone in our group was amazed, including me!!! It was a case of “what will they think of next?” Apparently it caught on.
dadthedawg Premium Member over 1 year ago
Wheels and all, our luggage ended up in Cleveland…..
seanfear over 1 year ago
it’s a story of priorities, Cosmo
Superfrog over 1 year ago
We didn’t have as much baggage back in ’69.
LeftCoastKen Premium Member over 1 year ago
We put a man on the Moon, but we put his luggage … where?
rshive over 1 year ago
Visiting the Moon seemed to be getting boring.
trainnut1956 over 1 year ago
Cosmo isn’t wrong.
Carl Premium Member over 1 year ago
Perhaps wheels on luggage are part of the start of the obesity crisis?
Differentname over 1 year ago
The Women’s Lib movement put wheels on luggage.
Women wanted to show that they were strong and independent, so they stopped asking men to carry their bags. They realized the bags were heavy, and looked around for wheeled luggage. Men hadn’t wanted wheeled luggage because they thought it made them look weak.
Lotus over 1 year ago
But JFK never said wheels on luggage was a national goal. Had he, maybe things would have turned out differently.
Sgt. Snorkle over 1 year ago
The little things mean a lot!
rmercer Premium Member over 1 year ago
I still remember watching the astronauts dragging their luggage behind them….
Buckeye67 over 1 year ago
Cosmo pointed out something that I had never really given any thought to.
timbob2313 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Good point
schaefer jim over 1 year ago
Now that you mention it, it is funny!
goboboyd over 1 year ago
We had mule carts back then. But you had to check them.
Grover St. Clair over 1 year ago
Orville Wright invented an airplane before he invented a bread slicer.
95 over 1 year ago
My luggage was on two wheels that year. Spent July 4th in Acapulco, travelling from the U.S.A. by 700cc two-wheeler.
Laurie Stoker Premium Member over 1 year ago
I remember when I saw the first wheeled luggage when traveling to a group cruise. Everyone in our group was amazed, including me!!! It was a case of “what will they think of next?” Apparently it caught on.