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World War I and the Interwar Years (1915-1940) - Coggle Diagram
World War I and the Interwar Years
(1915-1940)
During the war
Industrial expansion
meant
job opportunities increased
, especially for AA women
America's entry into the war meant more men were being drafted, allowed
married women
to take their places in the
agricultural and heavy industry
However, when the war was over, women were
expected to give their jobs back up
, showing
attitudes hadn't really changed
The 19th Amendment
= The
NWSA
urged the
federal and state governments
to
support
women working for the
war effort
HOWEVER: Women still had to
gain influence
through the
Democrat and Republican parties
, which were
male predominant
In the first national elections where they were allowed to vote in 1920, there weren't a lot of them who did vote
1920s
The economic boom
created
more jobs
for
unmarried women
and
eased up the lives of married women
The number of
working class married women
in the workforce also
increased
(taking up jobs such as typists or secretaries)
Although more women entered the workforce, they continued to enter
low-earning jobs
(e.g. social work or teaching)
Wage discrimination
was still predominant
'Flapper era'
= clothing less restricted and more acceptance of freer social behaviour
Flapper era only for upper class women; Majority of women in rural areas did not experience the economic boom
The 19th Amendment of 1920
gave
white women over 21 the right to vote
, but most of them
voted for their husbands
and they were also
scared of change/divided on how to be united
in their approach. The outcome was
negative
instead
The Great Depression (1929)
Opportunities for women receded
26 states introduced
laws banning married women
from working
Female labour
was considered
cheap and inexpensive
meaning women were
exploited more
The New Deal (1933-1938)
Tried to alleviate the situation but
did not make women a priority
Social Security Act
alleviated the lives of married women but was
not targeted nor made for them
Aid to Dependent Children
helped women and young families but the
aid was only for white women
Fair Labour Standard Act
tried to set minimum wage levels but women still earned less than men, but it did establish the right to join trade unions
NA women benefitted
from the
Indian Reorganisation Act
of 1933 which gave them more work opportunities, but
AA women
were
neglected
Roosevelt
appointed women
to leading positions, and
Eleanor Roosevelt
spoke for women's groups
There was still the
belief
that
pay between men and women should not be equal
The National Recovery Administration in 1933
established
lower pay for women workers
The
priority
of the New Deal was to
get men back to work
.
Roosevelt
and his administration
felt that the stability of the family depended on a male breadwinner
, not a female one