The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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Page 105
... lives of women - family , home , work , politics — the war disrupted life , shattered tradition , and created change . Southern women , especially , were forced out of their sheltered homes and into new roles as breadwinners , educators ...
... lives of women - family , home , work , politics — the war disrupted life , shattered tradition , and created change . Southern women , especially , were forced out of their sheltered homes and into new roles as breadwinners , educators ...
Page 177
... lives were offered well- paying jobs , free child - care centers , and training opportunities for skilled employment . Yet so strong was the power of tradi- tional ideas concerning woman's role that there was little effec- tive ...
... lives were offered well- paying jobs , free child - care centers , and training opportunities for skilled employment . Yet so strong was the power of tradi- tional ideas concerning woman's role that there was little effec- tive ...
Page 187
... lives . For most women , a maximum of twenty - five years is devoted to childraising , leaving some thirty years free to perform other social functions . Statistics bear this out : the life - work span of the average American male is ...
... lives . For most women , a maximum of twenty - five years is devoted to childraising , leaving some thirty years free to perform other social functions . Statistics bear this out : the life - work span of the average American male is ...
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References to this book
Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |