Title Through the majority of history books taught in middle schools and high schools these books discuss about the great men whom made changes and impacts throughout human history. In some instances a few women make notable appearances in which are somewhat mentioned but never really goes in extent when comparing to other male figures. These examples in modern day age goes to show the small importance women are really given or the impact they made, without really portraying the struggle and sacrifices women have made for centuries. The impact women had made has not only help to shape history but without them none of it would’ve had happen, after all men do come from the womb of a women.
As the years passed by women just wanted to be heard …show more content…
During the beginning of 1930 the drought in the Midwest begins, this is one of the many factors that leads to the highest unemployment rate of 25 percent in 1933(page 537). This leads to the labeling of the Great Depression, these events leads population to put the women’s movement right on hold, since the major concern turns in the where next meal will come from, with no work in sight to provide as opposed to give women the right to work next to men. One of the most vivid images when comparing the 1920’s is the flamboyant flapper to the counterpart of the Great Depression during the 1930’s is the photograph by Dorothea Lange’s of Florence Owens titled the “Migrant Mother” (page 537). This showed a window to the farm families who suffered of the drought with nothing left. As president Roosevelt took over the nation he introduced the new deal in which helped some women workers by protecting them for organized labor (page 541). As through the thirties with the Depression and the strikes in which women were part of, a war started brewing in Europe in which by 1939 prompted for European countries to declare war on Germany. In the 1940’s as the World War II in full effect the United States finally enters the war. These create a job opportunity for …show more content…
With many women been back to been housemakers this started to brew the second wave of feminism. Even know that after the postwar era where the prosperity growth went from $213 billion in 1945 to $500 billion in 1960 (page 595); many minorities were still living below the poverty line. Even know the great boost in the economy with many neighborhoods been created in the suburban areas, but the reality was that most of these areas were still racial segregated. During this time the cold war was also going with communist countries like the USSR, this prompted a hunt for Communist in the homeland, but also with this witch hunts created a hunt on lesbian and gay men as a threat. This kind of behavior even transpires to the work forces when during a job interviews the prospects would be asked “Have you ever had, or have you now, homosexual tendencies?” (Page 598). According to the Federal Government individuals with these tendencies were not suitable for the job. With many of this behaviors been showed by the Government and many social rights been violated, many members of the feminist movement sought to address them. Meanwhile a women’s role was viewed different by society during this time or as
As the years passed by women just wanted to be heard …show more content…
During the beginning of 1930 the drought in the Midwest begins, this is one of the many factors that leads to the highest unemployment rate of 25 percent in 1933(page 537). This leads to the labeling of the Great Depression, these events leads population to put the women’s movement right on hold, since the major concern turns in the where next meal will come from, with no work in sight to provide as opposed to give women the right to work next to men. One of the most vivid images when comparing the 1920’s is the flamboyant flapper to the counterpart of the Great Depression during the 1930’s is the photograph by Dorothea Lange’s of Florence Owens titled the “Migrant Mother” (page 537). This showed a window to the farm families who suffered of the drought with nothing left. As president Roosevelt took over the nation he introduced the new deal in which helped some women workers by protecting them for organized labor (page 541). As through the thirties with the Depression and the strikes in which women were part of, a war started brewing in Europe in which by 1939 prompted for European countries to declare war on Germany. In the 1940’s as the World War II in full effect the United States finally enters the war. These create a job opportunity for …show more content…
With many women been back to been housemakers this started to brew the second wave of feminism. Even know that after the postwar era where the prosperity growth went from $213 billion in 1945 to $500 billion in 1960 (page 595); many minorities were still living below the poverty line. Even know the great boost in the economy with many neighborhoods been created in the suburban areas, but the reality was that most of these areas were still racial segregated. During this time the cold war was also going with communist countries like the USSR, this prompted a hunt for Communist in the homeland, but also with this witch hunts created a hunt on lesbian and gay men as a threat. This kind of behavior even transpires to the work forces when during a job interviews the prospects would be asked “Have you ever had, or have you now, homosexual tendencies?” (Page 598). According to the Federal Government individuals with these tendencies were not suitable for the job. With many of this behaviors been showed by the Government and many social rights been violated, many members of the feminist movement sought to address them. Meanwhile a women’s role was viewed different by society during this time or as