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Digital History: Sources of Discontent HandoutDigital History: Sources of Discontent Handout
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Digital History
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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1250L
Handout

Digital History: Sources of Discontent

Curated by ACT

After World War Two, many women placed a higher priority on marriage and having a family. However, this trend changed during the 1950s and by 1960 more women were attending college, working outside of the home, marrying later, and having fewer children.

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feminism, women's history

Additional Tags

feminist movement, movement for women's liberation, rebirth of feminism, social changes, women in the 1950s, women in the labor force, women's liberation, women's liberation movement, digital history, career women, child birth rates, college graduation rates, housewives, marriage rates, role of women in american society, women after world war two, women in college, women's fulfillment, women's movement, womens role in american society

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