PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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were expected to take care of children, the house, and their husbands.
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were expected not to work, and if they did it was for less pay and until they have kids
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went to college to work in traditionally feminine jobs, such as education
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All of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the 1950s it was not common for a woman to attend college, it especially uncommon for them to study science. In this time period, only 1.2% of women in America went to college, so the amount that would pursue a career in science would be almost 0%.
Detailed explanation-2: -Women were expected to marry, have children, and devote themselves to maintaining a home and being the primary caretaker of the children. The dichotomy between male and female gender roles during this decade make it an important period for study.
Detailed explanation-3: -Women might have had the vote on the same terms as men since 1929, but for most that was pretty well the limit of their equality: working women were paid much less than men and despite the responsibilities and sheer hard graft many had endured in wartime, were still regarded as submissive and inferior beings.
Detailed explanation-4: -The image of American women in the 1950s was heavily shaped by popular culture: the ideal suburban housewife who cared for the home and children appeared frequently in women’s magazines, in the movies and on television.