In the 30s America is still in the Great Depression until the start of WWII, and the jobs that women had were given back to the men that had them before the war. And if women still worked after WWI they were paid less than men who were working the same job. Due to her lack of skills, Amanda tries being an over the phone magazine saleswomen. Today women usually have the same work opportunities as men, and many go to college to get the skills needed for higher paying jobs, but in few workplaces, women are still paid less than men and treated unfairly compared to their male
