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A 6 page research paper that answers two questions concerning American women's history. The first question addresses changes in women's status as a result of World War II and the second addresses the meaning of "feminine mystique" and the origins of the women's movement. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Until World War II, there was a cultural bias against the idea of women, particularly married women working outside of the home. By 1942, the US economy had absorbed
all of the available men in the work force and it was realized that only by hiring women could industry meet the demands of war (Evans 221). Despite initially male
opposition, companies began hiring single women to fill posts previously held by men. However, by 1943, Fortune magazine reported that this work force had been essentially depleted (Evans 221). There
was no recourse except to also hire married women. It was virtually unheard of that a married woman should work outside the home, and many women worried about social
ostracism if they should do so. To encourage women to work, the government mounted a massive propaganda campaign, which was highly successful and demonstrated the power of the government to
mould public attitudes and values (Evans 221). The Office of War Information produced recruitment posters, pamphlets and established "guidelines for fiction, features, and advertising in the mass media," which made
"Rosie the Riveter" a national heroine (Evans 222). It was now a womans patriotic duty to go to work and learn to a job that had been previously forbidden to
women. Working outside the home was not an easy task for married women with children. Mary T. Norton, congresswoman from New Jersey, sought federal funds for day-care centers
for working women during World War II through the passage of the Lanham Act (Karnoutsos). However, by the time funding for day care was made available through the Federal Works
Agency, it was woefully inadequate for meeting the demand (Evans 224). Local communities tried to address this problem and by 1943, more than 4,400 communities had established child care
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