True, but not formally. It was part of the girls athletics program in middle school (7th and 8th grades). The girls that took the boy's positions had to wear a yellow vest over their gym suits.
False - no use for a big vehicle although it would have come in handy when I was moving. I have a friend that inherited a Ford F-150 from her husband. She's 90 years old. She kept it for a while, but finally sold it.