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From Rosie to Lucy: The change in women
CHAPTER 13
From Rosie to Lucy
The major question arising from this chapter had to do with whether or not the way women were portrayed on television was the cause or result of the culture at that time. It was established that neither is correct, as historians have to look at many other factors. The way women were seen changed drastically from World War II to the Roaring Twenties. Ideals changed as Rosie the Riveter, an important heroine in World War II for leaving her house to join the workforce, and all her virtues took a backseat to the cult of domesticity and the notion that once again, women belonged ...
CHAPTER 13
From Rosie to Lucy
The major question arising from this chapter had to do with whether or not the way women were portrayed on television was the cause or result of the culture at that time. It was established that neither is correct, as historians have to look at many other factors. The way women were seen changed drastically from World War II to the Roaring Twenties. Ideals changed as Rosie the Riveter, an important heroine in World War II for leaving her house to join the workforce, and all her virtues took a backseat to the cult of domesticity and the notion that once again, women belonged ...
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