Women’s hand etiquette
Believe it or not, women were also taught about proper hand and arm etiquette during the ’60s. According to an old leaflet titled Lady Lessons – Hand Don’ts, women were supposed to mind their hands and arms at all times. They were asked to avoid having their hands “hang like dead fish.” There was no room for fidgeting either. Worst of all, women’s hands never “interlocked at the waistline.” The rationale for this was that this gesture would add “weight to the figure.”