I grew up on the lower east side. My father sold fruit, my mother sold shirt-waists for a factory. Let me tell you you don’t get to climb the american ladder without picking up some bad habits. There’s a ceiling for certain types of people in this country based on how much money your parents have, your social class, your religion, your sex!"

— Howard Stark, demonstrating that Marvel’s Agent Carter is willing to use it’s period setting to address any issue as long as it’s not race.