Ever since the American Revolution women were permanently contained in the home. This idea of women being boxed inside of homes and working at home strung throughout history until the end of The Great Depression. On the other hand, the idea of men consisted of government figures, hard-working laborers, and seem to have high authority. The work difference between men and women was huge, but the ideas of men and women were worse. Women were thought to be weak and seen as people who needed to be taken care of. While men were the ones who would “save the day”, supply everything a women would need to take care of herself, and help support the family. These concepts didn’t change until the end of The Great Depression, when women proved to the United
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Women were going on strike. Women and men had come together, to stand up for what they believed in. They were not only standing up for all women, but for the impoverished and for all the men and women dying. “I don’t belong to the auxiliary—could I march?” (Maridel Le Sueur, pg. 176) Meridel says to women who are marching. She is saying how she was not technically a support but wanted to march with them. They marched throughout the streets and the line grew larger. I believe that as they were coming together they were also showing how many people poverty effects. Women went from sitting on the sidelines waiting for jobs to marching and taking their situation head on and figuring out a way around …show more content…
Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the many women who inspired not only women but men. She was an activist and the leader of not only women’s rights but civil rights. She believed that political and social change was worth fighting for and that’s what she did. This engaged other women in taking a stand and joining her. Women were always put in this standard and stereotype and she was ready to break women out of that. She dedicated her life to helping those in impoverished and in need of jobs. She believed that women should be given the ability to have jobs in factories just like
Women were going on strike. Women and men had come together, to stand up for what they believed in. They were not only standing up for all women, but for the impoverished and for all the men and women dying. “I don’t belong to the auxiliary—could I march?” (Maridel Le Sueur, pg. 176) Meridel says to women who are marching. She is saying how she was not technically a support but wanted to march with them. They marched throughout the streets and the line grew larger. I believe that as they were coming together they were also showing how many people poverty effects. Women went from sitting on the sidelines waiting for jobs to marching and taking their situation head on and figuring out a way around …show more content…
Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the many women who inspired not only women but men. She was an activist and the leader of not only women’s rights but civil rights. She believed that political and social change was worth fighting for and that’s what she did. This engaged other women in taking a stand and joining her. Women were always put in this standard and stereotype and she was ready to break women out of that. She dedicated her life to helping those in impoverished and in need of jobs. She believed that women should be given the ability to have jobs in factories just like