PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE WOMENS MOVEMENT
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1920s
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1950s
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Detailed explanation-1: -Back in the ‘50s, women most commonly held positions as secretaries, bank tellers or clerical workers, sales clerks, private household workers and teachers.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1950s America, society distinctly defined gender roles. Men were to work and financially provide for the family, and women managed the home and purchased groceries, goods, and services for daily life. After the war, many families had disposable income for luxury or desired items which women most often purchased.
Detailed explanation-3: -women’s rights movement, also called women’s liberation movement, diverse social movement, largely based in the United States, that in the 1960s and ‘70s sought equal rights and opportunities and greater personal freedom for women. It coincided with and is recognized as part of the “second wave” of feminism.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1950 about one in three women participated in the labor force. By 1998, nearly three of every five women of working age were in the labor force. Among women age 16 and over, the labor force participation rate was 33.9 percent in 1950, compared with 59.8 percent in 1998.