Just to add a sociological reason why mixed seating is not as prevalent anymore is the chassidishization of American Jewry. After the war, many of the rabbanim had Chassidic or Hungarian influences and that stuck.
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Just to add a sociological reason why mixed seating is not as prevalent anymore is the chassidishization of American Jewry. After the war, many of the rabbanim had Chassidic or Hungarian influences and that stuck.