5th-1930s+Status+of+Women

1930s Status of Women **Working women in the 1930's The depresssion did not change the role of working women,even though it caused the wages to drop even lower.The percentage of employed women were 24.3%.One third of these women were teachers or nurses,but most were in domestic services.They worked long hours for little pay.Many women struggled to meet even the most basic expences. Men were very critical of women who worked. They thought that women who worked were taking open jobs away from them ,even though women were working for low wages that men would not work for.**

Most women in the 1930s chose to be single, mainly college educated women. There wasn't much time for women to get involved with other men because everyone was too busy working. Some say it even gave women the opportunity for them to become more self-reliant. The decision to stay single was sometimes part of a commitment to a career in social reform, academic life, or a profession. The depression made many men unsecure finacially which led to many broken engagements. With all of the experiences of economic independence, many women lost the desire to hurry into marriage. Due to the high increase of single women, the 1930s was called a "golden age for spinsters". More than 6 million single women supported themselves or contributed to their parents' house hold in the 1930s.** media type="youtube" key="KbG1t46_jmw" height="344" width="425" align="right" In the 1930s, it was not seen as traditional for women to attend college. By now though, women were still allowed to get an education and go to college (which had not been allowed previously since the 1800s). The number of women who were attending college continuously grew since young educated women could now get white-collar jobs such as work in offices, department stores, and small business oppertunities. Many of these young, college-educated women worked for a few years after college before they would become married in their late twenties.**
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