I quickly searched OED and Google Trends but without a good result. I
also look forward to someone with more skill to hunt it down! Tx
Taylor

On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 3:17 PM Philip Bauer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I don't have an answer but I will be looking for someone to have it.
> Great question.
>
>
> On 7/30/2020 12:57 PM, Shannon, Edward wrote:
> > Does anyone have an idea when the term "Becky Thatcher" was adopted to
> > describe elementary school dresses for girls? Does anyone have
> > documentation regarding this?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
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