PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE WOMENS MOVEMENT
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Question
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Which of the views would accurately reflect the dominant male view of women in the 1950s
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A capable individual able to lead companies
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Their role was to stay at home and raise the children
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Women deserved as as much pay as men in the workplace
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They were valued employees and assets to any company
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Women were considered the weaker sex and often treated as second-class citizens in the 1950s. They were dependant on their fathers or husbands to make most decisions on their behalf.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the 1950s, gender roles dictated that men were the head of the household and the sole provider, while women were expected to be the homemaker who cared for the children.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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