Tracey M. Wilson
This lesson will allow students to define the role of women in the work force from 1880 to 1920 in numbers, in relationship to a growing population, by employment in various sectors, and through observing their shift from one sector to another. They should understand that though this was a period of great change in our economy, and women did shift employment sectors, their status as workers showed only small changes. Women still were allowed in jobs which held little or no change for advancement.
The two pages below include the tables and questions needed to carry out this lesson.
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