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Khan Academy: Women in the 1950s

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Looks at what life was like for women in 1950s America. Examines the tension between the expectations of conformity and domesticity and an emerging discontent as many women chose to continue working after World War II. Meanwhile, African American women received no recognition in messages about the 'bliss' of domesticity and many needed paid work in order to just survive.

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Concepts
gender roles
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conformity in 1950s, popular culture in 1950s, african american women in 1950s, cold war domesticity, khan academy: women in the 1950s, minority american women in 1950s, social trends after wwii, women in the 1950s
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice