Well done on opening this can of worms lol.

Women did go down the mines. My husband was a miner and there was one woman, Kim. She was an electrical apprentice and I wouldn't have wanted the job, thank you. Our daughter applied for a job, but as the factory she worked at offered her a mechanical apprenticeship, she took that instead of going for the electrical apprenticeship at the coal mine.

I've done a few jobs that are still deemed 'men only' - maybe that's where she got her 'get up and go for it' attitude? :)

Just for the record, if a man opens a door for me and allows me to go first, I'll smile and say 'Thank You.' It's not my 'right' as a woman, it's just common courtesy :)