Rich, Selfish, and Useless: Recent Scholarly Attacks on Feminists and the 1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act

On its face, the 1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act was a win in this country's ongoing struggle for gender equality.The Act made it illegal for lenders to discriminate against applicants based on sex or marital status.It applied to retail and credit cards as well as to banks and home mortgages. 1I became interested in it while working on a book about racism and credit discrimination.