WOMEN'S ROLES THROUGHOUT HISTORY: 1950'S

CUSTOMS IN DATING, MARRIGE, DIVORCE, AND OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY

• Divorce wasn't common because of social pressure.
• There was a lot of social pressure to be the perfect couple.
• The couples were supposed to get married right after high school.
• Dating was somewhat a popularity statement, it was not only based on love.
• For the majority of women, if they owned property they inherited it.

Customs regarding Education and Employment for Women

• In this time period, 32% of all college students were women.
• Most women's rights movements increased job opportunity.
• During WWII women took the jobs that men would've held.
• They took jobs mostly in the factories.
• After WWII they took the more nurturing jobs such as teaching or nursing.

Women's place in society regarding dresscode

• During this period, even showing your shoulder was "revealing."
• Women were expected to look perfect in appearance but also conservative.
• Many ads in this time emphasized the importance of a woman's looks.
• Women had strong desires to look perfect because of social pressure.
• Women started to wear shorts, pants, and even sports wear.

WOMEN'S OPINION OF THEIR PLACE IN SOCIETY AND THEIR WRITING

• Society wanted women to be perfect.
• Women often wrote about their dreams and desires.
• Women didn't question their place in society until the 1960's.
• Women were supposed to play certain roles in society.
• These roles were things such as a diligent homemaker, being obidient, and clever.

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