Assignment 12
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7WmjqZIY4E
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Great Depression, World War II, and 1950s
1. Were policies discouraging or banning women from working during the Great Depression just?
2. Was Eleanor Roosevelt a good example for First Ladies to follow?
3. What was the context of postwar domesticity?
4. How was the private sphere of the home politicized in the 1950s ?
5. What was Joanne Meyerowitz's contribution to the history of postwar domesticity?
6. Did women continue to work outside the home in the 1950s? Explain.
b) Diverse topics from the WWII and post-WWII period.
Farnham and Lundberg Denounce the “Lost Sex” 1947
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1. What issues are brought up regarding women who choose to work and raise families?
2. In what ways do they characterize women as masculine?
3. How does she describe marital relations?
Beth Bailey, From Front Porch to Back Seat: A History of the Date
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4. How does this article relate to Peiss’ work?
5. What was the pre-WWII dating system like?
6. How did the pre- WWII dating system contrast to the post WWII system?
Gillian Frank. “A Christmas Abortion.” Notches Blog. http://notchesblog.com/2015/12/15/a-christmas-abortion
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7. How did Smith die?
8. What consequences might unmarried women face in the 1950s, if they became pregnant?
