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Woman Of The 50's

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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MARRIAGES

  • Couples married in their late teens or early 20's.
  • Families started up immediately after marriage.
  • 2/3 of women in college dropped out
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2.

Women went to therapy

  • Women and mothers
  • Frequent visitors to therapists
  • Even admitted to mental institutes
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3.

DAILY ROUTINES

  • Drove their kids to baseball and Boy Scouts
  • Houswork
  • Help out with school work
  • Grocery Shopping
  • Cooking
4.

WOMEN WORK FORCE INCREASED

  • Increase since the 40's
  • Increase was a surprise
  • Worked while Fathers were away
  • Lower payiing, lower status jobs
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Single working women decreased

  • 39 percent of woman with children ages 6-17 held jobs
  • mostly worked part time
  • While children were in school
  • Worked in schools and small offices
6.

Jobs

  • Women worked as:
  • Factory workers
  • Welders
  • Machanists
  • and other roles usually held by men
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Ryan Tooley