Women in the Great Depression
Jenny Nguyen
Mr. Martin
English 1C
Period 4
18 April, 2013 The Treatment of Women in the Great Depression
The world’s most life corrupting stock market crash that occurred between 1929 to 1945 was the most largest economy slump America had to over come in history. As the crash erupted, it spilled to not only America, but also nearly half of the world and changed everyone’s life that happened to have gotten caught into it. The endless percentage drops of the unemployment rates and countless grief stricken Americans who sought throughout those years was definitely the most emotional and psychological experience. However,women during the era seemed to put up the longest yet interesting fight at the time. It all began with the deluge of selling, which over whelmed the system in which investors keep in view of their stock share prices. Then did a vacuum develop as telegrams and telephone lines clogged up, diminishing gradually during the day it started. Only did that cause fear and panic among the people. Soon after, many investors were forced to liquidate their stocks due to a call and watched as their very own sales plummet. The crash then led to waves of unemployment, transitioning into the Great Depression. As men depended on their wives at home while they were away rummaging for any scrutiny of work with decent pay, they had no idea of the hardships women also faced. Back then, the roles were different, society was different. It seemed as if neither men, the union, branch of the government, or even the workforce were able to accept the reality of a woman working. This biased way of the law caused women to face undeniable discrimination when seeking for jobs because back then, it was normal for a job to be held between a man or a woman, it would be given away to the man first as the woman is turned away. Moreover, women were forced to be innovative and find different strategies to survive that did not involve help from the government
Mr. Martin
English 1C
Period 4
18 April, 2013 The Treatment of Women in the Great Depression
The world’s most life corrupting stock market crash that occurred between 1929 to 1945 was the most largest economy slump America had to over come in history. As the crash erupted, it spilled to not only America, but also nearly half of the world and changed everyone’s life that happened to have gotten caught into it. The endless percentage drops of the unemployment rates and countless grief stricken Americans who sought throughout those years was definitely the most emotional and psychological experience. However,women during the era seemed to put up the longest yet interesting fight at the time. It all began with the deluge of selling, which over whelmed the system in which investors keep in view of their stock share prices. Then did a vacuum develop as telegrams and telephone lines clogged up, diminishing gradually during the day it started. Only did that cause fear and panic among the people. Soon after, many investors were forced to liquidate their stocks due to a call and watched as their very own sales plummet. The crash then led to waves of unemployment, transitioning into the Great Depression. As men depended on their wives at home while they were away rummaging for any scrutiny of work with decent pay, they had no idea of the hardships women also faced. Back then, the roles were different, society was different. It seemed as if neither men, the union, branch of the government, or even the workforce were able to accept the reality of a woman working. This biased way of the law caused women to face undeniable discrimination when seeking for jobs because back then, it was normal for a job to be held between a man or a woman, it would be given away to the man first as the woman is turned away. Moreover, women were forced to be innovative and find different strategies to survive that did not involve help from the government