Women’s lives in the 1930s were improved from previous decades as more were employed which meant families’ incomes were growing, but many still struggled to find occupations, and women wanted to get more involved in governmental activities.
Many women were employed in the 1930s and not a lot of people liked that. In fact, the amount of women employed went up 1.1% from 1930-1940, according to the 1930 and 1940 census (Working Women in the 1930s). This created an issue between the men and women. Since the employment rate of women started to rise, the men’s employment rate was declining. Summing up, the more women were getting jobs, the less jobs for men were able to get (Boehm). A lot of people did not like this because they thought men needed …show more content…
"Women, Impact of the Great Depression on." Encyclopedia of the
Great Depression, edited by Robert S. McElvaine, vol. 2, Macmillan Reference USA, 2004, pp. 1050-1055. http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3404500550/UHIC?u=vol_h99hs&xid=73687bb3. Accessed 21 Feb. 2018
This is a secondary source because it was not written during the 1930s, and was not written by a person from that time period. I know this source is reliable because it had all the information I needed to cite it, and it was published by a reliable company. This source taught me about how women were working and where they were working at, about the difference that men and women were paid for work, and about the laws that limited the amount of people working in a household.
Lewis, Jone Johnson. "Women’s Rights in the 1930s in the United States." ThoughtCo, Jun. 1,
2017, thoughtco.com/womens-rights-1930s-4141164.
This is a secondary source because it was not written during the 1930s, and was not written by a person from that time period. I know this source is reliable because it had reputable information and it had plenty of information for me to cite it. This source taught me about the expansion of job opportunities for women, how much women were paid in comparison to men, and about the progress economically and politically in the
Many women were employed in the 1930s and not a lot of people liked that. In fact, the amount of women employed went up 1.1% from 1930-1940, according to the 1930 and 1940 census (Working Women in the 1930s). This created an issue between the men and women. Since the employment rate of women started to rise, the men’s employment rate was declining. Summing up, the more women were getting jobs, the less jobs for men were able to get (Boehm). A lot of people did not like this because they thought men needed …show more content…
"Women, Impact of the Great Depression on." Encyclopedia of the
Great Depression, edited by Robert S. McElvaine, vol. 2, Macmillan Reference USA, 2004, pp. 1050-1055. http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3404500550/UHIC?u=vol_h99hs&xid=73687bb3. Accessed 21 Feb. 2018
This is a secondary source because it was not written during the 1930s, and was not written by a person from that time period. I know this source is reliable because it had all the information I needed to cite it, and it was published by a reliable company. This source taught me about how women were working and where they were working at, about the difference that men and women were paid for work, and about the laws that limited the amount of people working in a household.
Lewis, Jone Johnson. "Women’s Rights in the 1930s in the United States." ThoughtCo, Jun. 1,
2017, thoughtco.com/womens-rights-1930s-4141164.
This is a secondary source because it was not written during the 1930s, and was not written by a person from that time period. I know this source is reliable because it had reputable information and it had plenty of information for me to cite it. This source taught me about the expansion of job opportunities for women, how much women were paid in comparison to men, and about the progress economically and politically in the