Women in the 1950s vs 2000s
Women's Sexual Freedoms & Rights in the 1950's vs 2000's
I decided to stick with my topic from my previous post and use it as my diversity assignment topic. As a woman I can relate very easily to this topic and although I have not faced what some women may have back in the 1950's, I and all women still face inequality and discrimination on some levels of the same degree. As a woman I find it important to educated yourself on this topic and value and appreciate all progress women have made over the years abd how far we have come. For years and even to some extent to this say women are looked upon as the weaker sex and women in the 2000's are now impowering themselves and other women Women have made great strides in the fight for equality from the 1950's to the present day. The movement for women's rights arose in the 19th century as an off set abolitionism. The early feminists were individuals who were inspired by our Decolration of Independence and it's principles of individual rights and responsibilites. In the 1950's perfect examples of the stereotypical woman during that time period would be Lucy from I love Lucy or Betty from Pleasantville. Lucy from I love lucy was a perfect example of a woman who was not capable of doing anything on her own or without a mans/husbands help. Betty, from Pleasantville is a great example of the perfect mother and wife. In the 1950's it was extremely uncommon for a woman to persue her education further than high school. After high school a woman was expected to get married. A womans role in society in the 1950's was to be a diligent homemaker, a caring mother, and a good wife. A good wife basically meant to obey your husband and agree with everything he said. A woman's job was cooking, cleaning, taking care of the children. The only women who did work were poor women or women of a lower class. These women were resented for "stealing" mens jobs and more so during the Great
I decided to stick with my topic from my previous post and use it as my diversity assignment topic. As a woman I can relate very easily to this topic and although I have not faced what some women may have back in the 1950's, I and all women still face inequality and discrimination on some levels of the same degree. As a woman I find it important to educated yourself on this topic and value and appreciate all progress women have made over the years abd how far we have come. For years and even to some extent to this say women are looked upon as the weaker sex and women in the 2000's are now impowering themselves and other women Women have made great strides in the fight for equality from the 1950's to the present day. The movement for women's rights arose in the 19th century as an off set abolitionism. The early feminists were individuals who were inspired by our Decolration of Independence and it's principles of individual rights and responsibilites. In the 1950's perfect examples of the stereotypical woman during that time period would be Lucy from I love Lucy or Betty from Pleasantville. Lucy from I love lucy was a perfect example of a woman who was not capable of doing anything on her own or without a mans/husbands help. Betty, from Pleasantville is a great example of the perfect mother and wife. In the 1950's it was extremely uncommon for a woman to persue her education further than high school. After high school a woman was expected to get married. A womans role in society in the 1950's was to be a diligent homemaker, a caring mother, and a good wife. A good wife basically meant to obey your husband and agree with everything he said. A woman's job was cooking, cleaning, taking care of the children. The only women who did work were poor women or women of a lower class. These women were resented for "stealing" mens jobs and more so during the Great
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