12/31/2023 0 Comments Josephine the plumber![]() Despite continued outreach, I still hear trade industry professionals say, “What can I do? Women just don’t want to do this type of work!” I’m sure, not too long ago, when women were type cast as nurses you would hear people in the medical industry say, “Women don’t want to be doctors, they’d rather be nurses.” It is this bias where the problem lies. The construction trades have developed a sense of learned helplessness when it comes to the recruitment of women. Years of social bias and the push to make everyone attend a four-year college, especially women, have resulted in perpetually low numbers of women plumbers. These days we have come to readily accept women doctors but the same does not hold true for women plumbers. Replace doctor with plumber and you will find the same bias that exists for women in the medical profession is ten-fold in the plumbing industry. Some of you may be familiar with this riddle, but for those of you who are not and found yourselves struggling to solve the mystery, rest assured, you are not alone. The answer is: The little boy’s mother is the doctor. In the operating room, a doctor came in and looked at the little boy and said I can’t operate on him he is my son! The ambulance brought the son to the hospital. In 2003, she received the Living Legacy Award from the Women's International Center.The Riddle: A father and son were in a car accident where the father was killed. Withers was also an active philanthropist, serving as a board member of her local branch of the American Cancer Society. Withers reprised the role in the film's sequel in 2002. In her later years, Withers transitioned to voice work, recording several lines as Laverne the Gargoyle in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) after the death of the role's originator, Mary Wickes. Withers even took a plumbing course to understand the product better. The ads ran from 1963 to 1974 and made the character and Withers a household name. In the 1960s, Withers gained mainstream popularity once again as Josephine the Plumber in Comet cleanser's television ads. READ MORE: Justin Timberlake mourns the death of back-up dancer in heart-wrenching tribute: 'My heart is so heavy' But, she landed a supporting role in the 1956 film Giant and slid back into the world of acting, making appearances in television shows like Pete and Gladys, Murder, She Wrote, The Love Boat, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and General Electric Theater. ![]() In 1955, after her divorce from her first husband, Withers pursued a degree in film at the University of Southern California, looking to shift to directing. Withers retired from Hollywood at 21, opting instead to focus on raising a family. ![]() In 1941, Withers signed her second seven-year contract with Fox, starring in films like Golden Hoofs, A Very Young Lady, Young America and The Mad Martindales. Jane Withers at TCL Chinese Theatre on Apin Hollywood, California. ![]() Withers also starred in the film, which followed a teenage girl whose mother would not allow her to spread her wings and find herself -a parallel to what Withers was feeling like a grown-up child star. Withers was the only child star of her time to complete a seven-year contract.Īs Withers grew older, she expanded into writing, penning the screenplay for the film Small Town Deb under the pseudonym Jerrie Walters. Withers' credits from that time period include Paddy O'Day, Gentle Julia, Little Miss Nobody, Pepper, The Holy Terror, Angel's Holiday, Checkers, Rascals and Always in Trouble. She had become one of the most popular child stars of Hollywood's golden age. Withers then signed a seven-year contract with Fox Film Corporation and scored her first starring role in Ginger (1935).Ī gaggle of credits followed, with Withers starring in an average of three to five films per year during the 1930s. Withers played Joy Smythe, a spoiled, mean foil to Temple's sweet character. Withers' big break came in 1934 when she was cast opposite Shirley Temple in 1934's Bright Eyes. READ MORE: Markie Post, plucky TV favourite who became a star on Night Court, dies at 70 Just before Withers' sixth birthday, she travelled to Hollywood with her mother and began to book acting, voiceover and modelling gigs. After winning a local talent contest, Withers was cast on Aunt Sally's Kiddie Revue, a Saturday morning children's show, and was later given her own radio show at only three years old. Withers' mother was so determined to have her make it as a star that she named her Jane so that "even with a long last name like Withers, it would fit on a marquee." (Getty)īorn on April 12, 1926, in Atlanta, Withers was already a seasoned show business professional by the time she was six. Jane Withers, former child star known for Bright Eyes and Ginger, has died at 95.
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