I mean, they hired Ida Lupino to direct a couple of episodes, and I think because mom grew up on a farm there was really no distinction between the work of boys and girls unless it was just impossible for a girl to do it.
Fabares is best known for her roles as Donna Reed's daughter Mary Stone on The Donna Reed Show 1958—63 and as Hayden Fox's love interest and eventual wife Christine Armstrong on the sitcom Coach 1989—97.
On top of that, always politically active, she found herself drawn into the anti-war movement of the late 1960s regarding Vietnam, joining Another Mother for Peace.