18.8 percent of women were working during this time period. They were treated poorly, had poor working conditions, and un fair wages. These women started up groups to fight the un fairness in the work field. Some of the occupations of this time are sales clerk, nurses, teachers and typists. Other women may find jobs in factories and mills. This also is when the start of women having jobs that traditionally only men would hold, such as law and medicine.
"Decade by Decade: 1900s -Women of the Century- DiscoverySchool.com."Discovery Education Classroom Resources. Web. 1 Nov.2010. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/womenofthecentury/decadebydecade/1900s.html.
I feel like even today we still deal with this. I cant tell you how many times I have heard that men are greater then women. I ran high school cross country and track and the guys were always telling us how we wouldn't make it through the work outs they did or the miles they ran. I feel like men are put on a higher level then women in todays society.
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