Life at Home
Who was usually expected to do most of the cooking in a 1950s family?
The wife
What type of media used pictures and slogans to sell household products to women?
Advertisements
In 1950s advertisements, what room were women often shown working in?
The kitchen
What career involving children were women commonly encouraged to pursue?
Teaching
What amendment gave women in the United States the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
What were women mostly expected to do at home in the 1950s?
Take care of the house and children.
Compared with men, were women generally paid more or less for their work?
Less
What type of household product was often advertised as making a housewife’s work easier?
Kitchen appliances
What major life goal were young women often expected to prioritize over having a career?
Marriage
What word means having the same rights and opportunities as others?
Equality
Where did many middle-class American families move during the 1950s?
The suburbs
What healthcare career was considered a common job for women?
What form of entertainment became a way Americans saw idealized families during the 1950s?
The television
What were women often expected to do after finishing school?
Get married, have children, and focus on their families.
What kinds of changes did women want in the 1950s and beyond?
Equal opportunities in work, education, and society.
What household invention became common in the 1950s and made washing clothes easier?
Washing machine
What office job was very common for women in the 1950s?
Secretary
What family role were women most often shown having on 1950s television shows?
Mother/Wife
What subject were girls often encouraged to take to learn skills for managing a home?
Home economics
During what war did large numbers of American women take factory jobs traditionally held by men?
What word describes a woman who stayed home to take care of her family and household?
What happened to many women’s factory jobs after World War II ended?
They were given back to returning male soldiers.
What term describes the expectations society creates for how men and women should behave?
Gender roles
What subject were women less likely to be encouraged to study because it was considered a field for men?
What name was given to the period of feminist activism that grew in the 1960s and focused on issues like work, education, and equality?
Second-wave feminism