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In the 1950s, women felt tremendous societal pressure to focus their aspirations on a wedding ring. The U.S. marriage rate was at an all-time high and couples were tying the knot, on average...
The 1950s is often viewed as a period of conformity, when both men and women observed strict gender roles and complied with society’s expectations.
With marriage rates at an all-time high amidst an extraordinary baby boom, remaining single was akin to social suicide for American women in the 1950s. Faced with the unprecedented pressure to conform to social norms, women were left with few options that centered on their own happiness.
The image of American women in the 1950s was heavily shaped by popular culture: the ideal suburban housewife who cared for the home and children appeared frequently in women’s magazines, in the movies and on television.
Despite strong efforts to keep women in the home, however, the 1950s was a time when a small number of women began to seek higher education and women's rights groups sought equal rights for working women.
Aided and abetted by psychology, social science theory, advertising, popular media, government policy, law, and discriminatory private sector practices, domesticity was both a myth and a powerful ideology that shaped the trajectories of women’s lives.
Find magazine and/or newspaper advertisements for household products from the 1950s, the 1970s, and today that include pictures of women. What do you notice about the changes over time? Have women "come a long way, baby?"
But it went to the very heart of black womanhood, and black women played a major role in sustaining that movement.” The Civil Rights History Project includes interviews with over 50 women who came from a wide range of backgrounds and were involved in the movement in a myriad of ways.
The Civil Rights movement has a long history. Activists have been working long before the more well-known events in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Women have been active participants throughout the entire movement, even when obstacles were put in their place.
Learn about 1950s women and women's roles in the 1950s. Read about the role of a homemaker, and learn about famous women and women's rights in the...