US History of Gender & Labor

I found this article informative. I never heard of a regression of women’s rights and status during the Cold War; I am not sure I understand it. I have heard that during the World Wars many women left the home to do “Rosie the Riveter” factory and other work previously done by men; and that after the World Wars, they kept working outside the home, gradually taking over “men’s” jobs.
I think that social class and education are determining influences: I know white and black uneducated women in the semirural south who are usually single mom’s struggling to do heavy factory and foundry work at great cost and some danger to themselves. I also know a lot of “welfare moms” who manage without the jobs. On the other hand I know many educated, upper class women who have been successful wives and mothers; and not a few who have outlived and outwitted their husbands, living examples of the statistics showing that U.S. women live longer and end up with more toys than their husbands I think the main problem facing U.S. women today is deciding, within their abilties, which of many possible roles they choose to play. It is not practical to play them all simultaneously.

This is a very well written paper that covers the topic thoroughly.

This work provides a very clear chronology of the role of women throughout our History. Your sources provide interesting insight as to the continuous progress and regression of rights/roles based on the trends and events of the world.