Feminism During The Cold War

It even affected their relationships with other countries. Regardless, the Cold War was one of the most prominent wars of this decade. During the Cold War, Feminism was sparking within women in the suburbs. These areas eventually gained nicknames, such as “Family Rooms”, “ Fertility Valley”, and “The Rabbit Hutch”. During World War Two, many women took on male-dominated jobs. Prior to the end of the war, these women were forced to leave their jobs. Some women were glad to take back on their role as a housewife. Articles, such as “Don’t Be Afraid to Marry Young”, “Cooking To Me Is Poetry”, and “Femininity Begins At Home” were even written to persuade women to gladly take on their roles as domestic engineers. Other women were infuriated that
they had to abandon their jobs.This led to feminists writing literature to get their message around and possibly encourage other women to join the movement. Famous books of the time were “The Second Sex”, and “The Feminine Mystique”. In brief, feminism was a sparking movement in this decade. Prior to the Feminist Movement, the Civil Rights Movement was also at its outsets. The Brown v. Board of Education case of 1954 was the spark of this movement. The outcome of this Supreme Court case was the integration of schools. The Southern states however, weren't fond of the outcome. They enrolled their children in all-white “segregation academies” and signed a “Southern Manifesto”, which was created for the purpose of maintaining segregation within those states. In December 1955, an African American woman named Rosa Parks was arrested for the refusal of giving up her seat to a white male. This was enough to have most African Americans in Montgomery boycott city buses for a thirteen month period of time. Nonviolent acts helped this movement carry through and prosper in the next decade. In all, the Civil Rights Movement became a well-known movement in the fifties and sixties. Meanwhile, the early fifties was when Truman was president of the United States.
He was the thirty-third president of the United States. He was born on May 8, 1884 to a family of farmers in Lamar, Missouri. He had poor eyesight, which restricted him from playing many sports, but he was an exceptional reader and played piano in his spare time. He became president prior to Roosevelt’s death at the age of 63. Truman gave a speech to the press the following day stating how he felt about the former president’s death. In the speech, he stated, “When they told me yesterday what happened, I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me.” While president, many people became aware of his stubbornness. For example, when discussing the bombing of Japan with opposing Columbia University students in 1959, he said, “All this uproar about what we did and what could have been stopped- should we take these wonderful Monday quarterbacks, the experts who are supposed to be right? They don't know what they're talking about. I was there. I did it. I would do it again.” On the whole, Harry Truman contributed vastly in politics during the early nineteen
fifties. The Korean War was also occurring during this time. It commenced on June 25, 1950, when the the northern part of Korea strived for Communism, and the Southern part opposed. This led the Northern part of Korea to take over the Southern part of Korea to have a communist nation. The United States helped the Southern part of Korea take back their land. The Northern part of Korea was still under the influence of Communist Soviet Union. The U.S. military was led by Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War. When the Northern part of Korea took over Seoul, the capital, MacArthur came up with a strategic plan to win it back. They eventually gained the capital once again on September 26, 1950. Korea was eventually split down the 38th parallel into two separate nations. Therefore, Truman had the United States join the Korean War in order to further spread democracy. Prior to to the Korean War, the Baby Boom was also a key event in this decade.
With the booming economy and mass produced homes in the suburbs, lots of couples were having children. It began in 1946, when there were approximately 3.4 million births reported. From there on, approximately 4 million babies were born each year all throughout the decade. That meant that there were approximately forty million babies in the United States by 1960. The end of the Baby Boom was around 1964. By this time, there were a total of 77 million babies. These babies would be called “Boomers”, since they were part of this phenomenon. Briefly, the Baby Boom was a rare phenomenon that was centralized in this
decade.
To this end, the economy of the United States was thriving since it was a world power. This made room for medical advances, mass leisure, and war. To be specific, the United States took part in the Cold War, the Space Race, and Korean War, which cost millions of dollars. These events in politics also made way for a new genre in music, which was an outrage to many parents. It also was the perfect time for movements,such as Feminism and Civil Rights, to commence. Truman was also the one who made this possible, since he was president during the early fifties. Lastly, the economy was so great that an emerge in babies, known as the Baby Boom, took place all throughout the fifties. As noted, the decade of the nineteen fifties was one that has a major impact on both our society and history.