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On this day in 1910, Portland women met in mass to protest the high steps of the city's street cars. Demands were issued by the women to lower the steps so that they could step up and down without being leered at by passing males. Recognizing the seriousness of the situation, morally and politically, the Mayor intervened and convinced the street car company to lower its steps immediately.
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