What does this mean? I thought maybe they were partners in business but one woman works as clerical help in a bank supply business while the other repairs jewelry beads. Wouldn't it be gutsy to declare yourselves as partners in 1940?
Having a marital type relationship with someone of the same sex is still a bit of a scandal (for lack of a better word) in this day and age even though rights to marry someone of the same sex are slowly increasing. I can't imagine what it would be like for someone in 1940. I suppose living in LA would be better than small town USA.
Do I put the partner listed on the 1940 census into my database? If in fact the woman is the relative's life partner, I want her recognized. If the word partner means something else, then she doesn't belong in the database. As this can be a delicate issue I am not putting the partner in the database at this time. Hopefully I can find an obituary and clear up this mystery.
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