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Women worked as nurses, switchboard operators, secretaries and receptionists, in businesses like clothing stores, or places like Woolworth's, Newberry's, Grant's and other stores needing women clerks. The really young ones would work at soda counters, movie theaters or as babysitters. Some women ran boarding homes or childcare businesses. Some worked in the entertainment field or as models.
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Who did the jobs women where doing before World War 1?
The kind of jobs that women had before the Great Depression were limited to household chores. After the Great Depression, they were forced to find jobs that would generate income.
What jobs are not available to men and women today?
Lots
What changes allowed women to enter the work force inthe 1920?
World War I was the largest change that allowed women to enter the work force in the 1920s. Men were drafted into the war, which left vacancies at factory jobs, which had typically not been available to women before then.
What is one way World War 2 affected Western women?
With the men fighting in the war, women took the jobs that men had been doing before the war.
What jobs did women find during world war 2 that were break from traditional women roles?
jobs in heavy industry
Did most women work during world war 2?
During world war 2, there were about 25 % to 30 % of women who worked outside the house at paying jobs. More married women, more mothers, and more minority women found jobs than had before the war.
Who did the jobs women where doing before World War 1?
The kind of jobs that women had before the Great Depression were limited to household chores. After the Great Depression, they were forced to find jobs that would generate income.
What were the gains made by women during World War 1?
They could do jobs they couldn't before
What jobs did women do before World War 1?
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What writing jobs are available for a pregnant woman?
Their is only one type of writing jobs available for pregnant women but their are other jobs that are available for a pregnant women and some of them are direct sales, office work and many more.
How did the end of World war 1 affect the economic opportunities available to women and African-Americans?
Women gained jobs, but African Americans lost them.
What were traditional womens' roles and jobs before World War 2 in Australia?
The majority of the time in the past a womens role was basically to raise a family, when women persue jobs, the jobs usually require traits such caring and communication.Very frequent jobs are things like teaching, secretaries, factory workers, caring for children....
What jobs are available to females only?
While many jobs are restricted to men only, there are no jobs still limited to women only (except in certain parts of the world which are not as open-minded).
What jobs did women do in 1851?
Most jobs available for women were jobs for working class women. The first few University/College level jobs for women only appeared in the 1880's as women were not admitted to these institutions before the late 1870's. Before that, women could work in factories, in shops, as seamstresses, in household service or run a business. Middle- and upper class girls and women were not supposed to seek any form of salaried employment.
What jobs are not available to men and women today?
Lots
What kind of jobs were acceptable for women in 1900?
Dressmaking, textiles/fabrics , and domestic service were jobs that were available to women in 1900.
What changes allowed women to enter the work force inthe 1920?
World War I was the largest change that allowed women to enter the work force in the 1920s. Men were drafted into the war, which left vacancies at factory jobs, which had typically not been available to women before then.
