Womens history

Title : Women 's History

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Women faced two national crises the Great depression and the World War Two . In the world War Two over seventy million people were killed this included civilians . Both men and women were impacted by these two crises . This discussion will compare and contrast the impact of the two crises on women . Consider gains or losses encountered by women and the extent to which each crisis challenged or reinforced traditional gender ideology

The Great Depression saw

many women adjust to face the economic crisis that was facing the country . The married women gave birth to fewer children . Some postponed having babies or marriage . Eleanor Roosevelt 1933 It 's up to the women ' summarizes the great role the American women had in helping manage life through the current economic crisis They looked for employment when some of their husbands lost their jobs or had pay cuts to keep their jobs (McGeehan , Gall Streitwieser 2008

Men who had been socialized as the providers for the families were depressed when they lost their job . They felt like failures who could not provide for their families . On the contrary women took this chance to help their families by juggling home chores and employment

Through the gender roles set by traditions women were supposed to be provided for by males , yet this was not always the reality on the ground . We had households headed by women who had been divorced windowed or deserted by their...