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arabera lara smith 6 years ago

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How capitalist America affected women

During the Progressive Era from 1900 to 1919, women made significant strides in the workforce, finding careers in nursing, social work, and education. Their participation rose dramatically from 2.

How capitalist America affected women

America

People

African americans
Progressive Era

The progressive era (1900 - 1918) was a movement to correct social, economic and political problem.

How captitalism affected women
World War two

Initially men held a reluctant attitude to allow women to work. This reflected cultural norms at the time .

Rosie the Riverter campaign encouraged women to take on mens jobs but the employment was seen as temporary and ending after the war

Traditional gender roles were not seriously challenged

By 1947 women in the work force reduced by 10%

1945 at the end of the traditional work roles were reestablished

Marriage boom occurred in the 1940s women got married earlier and had an average of 3 kids

took up mens jobs in their absence

US women were not conscripted into the workforce, unlike France and Britain.

Many served as red Cross volunteers

Enabled women to serve in the Army

350 000 women served in the army

Majority of women were nurses

Female officers were unable to give men orders

Progressive era 1900 - 1919

1900 brought prosperity, control of earnings and having the custody of children after a divorce.

Found careers in nursing, social work, and education

1880 - 1910 women in work rose from 2.6 million to 7.8 million

New Deal 1933 - 1945

By 1936 the NRA employed 460 000 women

NRA benefitted women by allowing them to join unions and for better working conditions

New Deal programs were only aimed at men

The Economy Act (1932) prohibited married women from having federal jobs

Roaring 20s

Divorse rates increased

Hostile towards working married women

August 8th 1920 they were officially given the right to vote

After vote women remained in feminised professions with less status

Flapper style became popular

Became empowered through the lifestyle

womens dresses became shorter they began to smoke, drink use cosmetics