The New Woman:
Changing Views of Women in the 1920s
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ad been achieved?
Tre to consider the womens movement ia the 19208 isnt a0
‘common overnight among hitorians. Even stidens of wore
Jadading lear Fleane, Andrew Sine, and Allen Kratoe,
‘de the accounts withthe passage of he silent amends?
tecety, tis tendency to gnore post 1920 wme's history hs
‘he eepeition of standard image of American women inthe
rederich Levis Allen's acount i epee
“The rion (in manner spd moni) wa lente
indepen of he Aman woman. She wea the sulge [198
‘eo tan, tbe very entree fo oc she hd vote
ae 1 dns a nt Bat in Pan ie
Faaah
m
try slat to tat ofthe women's movement? Speci
woos mm
aie enesrerte en shot De id Few ofthe yourget women
sys to even» psig ets in peli: de Hwa +
pees nhs tod mixtape, Nevers, the
ed ee ge dee. comoled wom ostn ss mas
- Leochtenburg cached sim conlsion nea thee decades
new wants wate the sane fedam of movenent ht en ad andthe
ea nd pola i By he co fhe 1920 sed cae» ng
aay ee ft ns ate he wa Se ered
lly de wou po tor ad sion.» In
Be cei wonen coped wih en a arin, hey
1 Fein ie Sa independence ws el te
Pape te gery shed stn of women
‘Thee sad other ncounts fave strated several characteris to the
‘men ofthe 1920 they failed to woe as able o in preter
then did en tit manners and morals diferel sharply from
af pevowsgenritions; aod thet Iga and economic postion had
that forte st ime in hitory waren id become the sca
once equals of me,
“ha cricton of tbe eecord, however, feels that horas have re
hese desitions oot because reser and anayishave coafemed
sean, but Bene no new questions bave Been asked abot women
he 1920 since the iia impresonisicebscrations nee made. The
thu the interpretations ave been handed down fr fry yes with
Tite medication makes them suspect, and closer sali confirms
seve npstant itor! questions hae ersined untwwere, Who
wt the new woratwhat was ber fate after 192); and how does
ly, iors
1o cay when and why the azgniaed wor'en's moveret lost i
f nbther enfant Hested women's eforts fr socal
od for equal git for thi sx; peciey what economic pine
tad; aod ow widely and dep the moral redution extended
Crigal and cretive ve of primary resources is seca fo answer
‘eetiocs. But before tis esearch i undertaken, i exe f0
wht ha alendy ben writen about women inthe 1920s. This
8s fo provide such hitorograpticel famewodby ting inter
deh Lvs Only Yond Ima Mir of th Nir wee
wat ah 8
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ew mo et tr he
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seta ellen te
pout ee cp ret fo he
peer oan eer que neh
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ev won hy we ee ce a
‘Slee nt yb eters
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in An sync ne hoe
tad append ttn” Fie ee re
{Sty es ig ns po a
tere ene cel
Sic neyo ne i ew
dangle en penny 1
‘Seley ie se rt a
‘awit Tween eng pede
‘Site tc ng gente a ns
Sefer er aman San be te el
SLEUTSE ife dpe dane (cece
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Fen ip sar depen oe og
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Swiss can area
ste ees fs pee ts ewan
incl sd hal nye on Sts nt Or
Seca
Se i oe Pp ny ir Yo
er Worse ms
et rong itn oy ped?
SL commentators of tele 1920s nd ently 1930 cached mixed
sin thei evaluat of theft deeadeof woman sufiage, Con
eeeiogo pit and eaoomie eure of emancipation, they eset
ce pation in Attica sori, in spite of strong indations
Totwemen had ot achieved equ.
weg be expted any aalasrefeted presufage postions. fa
“unr Caren Hater sep on "The New Wore,” Charo Pe
arama found exten evidence of women’ poli, ieary, sod
wi Ga ahivement snc eafanchisenen, and Carie Chaps Cat
Stat the vote lad besa used prBtably to remove dcrimiation on
Tete level and fo impelegltion for women and clea? Former
were of woman sulfage expresed dacontent in ates decrying
rin» Encroachment co Maa's Domai,” andthe "Evi of Womans
Feat Apso the Old Sundar Ha Tubal, an opponent of slfage
pete cay debate wrote in 1930, "I dat fel that women have con
ate! anything ecw or worthehile maintain tht thi en years ex
ferme hs proved tt woe hare Become the als of uty ede
fetes have:
tive but apologetic ations of women's progres appeared in 8
gel tue ofthe Anal of he America Asam of Palit and Se
TE Suice deveed to "Women inthe Medesn Worl.” A regional di
ator of the League of Women Voters argued tht it woud tke more
Tn git year to beck 1 tron of excson from public afi sod
tht te contin of wren could not be mesure by the ste of thie
fot, Another contebutor pecs already women have cs
Tey stepped fom sol Ke ao the pola reli.” evn se fl st
cn fo ase her sede tat waren politicians did nt shirk thet
thet dati"
purist, fo, concerted oa politcal progres, Although geneaiy
avo ce salses were wally aid by an apologetic on. “Not
ea TO Sa ce eape Cin Won Setage On Edt
Wt vl. en Woman Sg aw Dies 03
Ct Asc, Wamu Encewdment og Mas Dann” Cet Hey,
sexta igty tan fas LNesimania "is of os ea Atv6 “Te Jour of Areas Hag,
many of our eitors sem cathosistic ovr the showing made unde te
Nietcenth Amendment,” « Ltrary Diged survey found: "Yet on oe
other hand, few are pesimisic™ A repesatatveedtodal comment
pasted inthe Winston Salem Jor
"The wore hive ated tees well ing hi St en yous fh
lta enfunchaenet. Bt en gree text Wl he expected dey
few decide, Daring the en Jus jut sel the waren have Be
[nsdkon Te nett of teen ow tena 0 e balk
Social ints howe ely elations eoted few substantive ais fo
sromen were at without sympathy forthe pcblens the new ote fad
‘The authors of «sat sty ofthe 1920 election found that women
nd ot atliaed the Ballot the sume extet 25 me, nor had they wed
predicabiy; however, they suggested that women were oll band
‘apped—not by + pechologs! incapacity for pai, as same citi
flamed, bat al y lat of experience." Waen petit ia polit ag
‘become though hibit as eat fo women as to men «=. wome wil
doubedly pticgte i all ase of pola ie on a bass of acta ag
sell as nomial equality with men”
‘Although mon weitere steed polit ight, few surveyed wore
progres in Soding new economic and socal zles, Radial dito V. F,
(Calverton believed that "wor economic independence as bee «fa
‘mote important iter in her emancipation then [has] her pital em
franchisemen.” He wis inpeened by the incesing somber of atid
women who were woking and by the eft ofthe growing wae
Iubor fore ia fori singe women’s dates for independence How
re, Calveton daly ted the pervasive Scrinination aguas’ women
‘worker, partculry tha of orginined lator aginst acid women ia
inser
Omer waters who explored the poles of social and cat
‘ezancipation of women ia the 1920s fond, ke Calverton, thi a
feminist atitudes persisted. George Bit wot hit iis posible For te
Southern gil now to an extent sever peentted before to». Became #
enon and not ja another woman” Bt ter cing inividaal els
fprofenioaal women ia the South the gre of women's cls dung
ten Yn of Wap Suiine” 1
Sa A ie ot Sin il, “Ameecan Wom’ Ieee ef
vag eon, 33 Un a0,
By eee I te Suey ot Rel” id, XXIK, me
1g) g99e VE caverun ed Sane Sa, ses ona! om
ei Spepin ate)se
ew Worn a”
pr cone prema tl ach wknd he se
ere tensile, Bit ed "Te Sota 5)
ete an ae fing, he en he ck of
Fee ee tow ows store pio in
ee hn int eso hr nero ceg
arb ee ple stom nis of ea
ee pan cnet tng cote for oe
Sa helena ga teen te
Ye i temas of tn sl eg, Beh
A i fev ya ney tar ed be
ane wt ih sel len
Te gee tains caw i a abe
nt head opie weno he 93
tei ied the puicpation of women in Ameren society and the
1° hen yal tae rs ws Ce Ok
Sn cat not ee weet
se ee pt ais a eta, Wense we,
2 ee versa mag to Hard
an ara tad ee empl ge
ao a though fre pte ser 919 ad
Secures sang he “aly per:
tS fel shen ing bers
acini Sting pny bo 80 Da ei a
cere ft lo sod termes” aren
ee. boc inl ety gue option” ft
vray won ade ame ava ec of he 1930
ubtigh ew canenatos exited how thet connie a pol
ct rng Snare re oe i ot
a se npn wen win chet ses pe
a ed ners pet png er
ES Sey nen ngihe renenf l
Fe cep tina wer ls bt not
deere ett allmgy sin perc pete
SEER ioe ese put Being
sree tn gary er San st a
‘Sen BT, “Me Promise and Pei of the New Freon” iid. 49-1
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oe
shaping the production of goods, material, humanistic, literary, al
acetone
ccereied emanate
Forces Tamme aa
pec tag teen
ection
cana divore-prone women, and the “more intransigent” ” ema
Stree ee
ee equal opportunity’ in every sphere” of
a mnereny tare
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"Yak BSN tle empce ‘The Jota of Ameria
they were severely resent ange of emplymet Ta thee
pubic aciviy,Brckisdge reported tat “tbe momect ems a nha
feat which to atempe to take scout of soc.” Wernen had ba
“islsone withthe blot and had torneo goverment neces a ede
‘atonal inttution fer bites of entiation, but hey had nts ye ay
‘ccf in obtaining politcal power. Breckinridge decribed wom
lobbying efforts andthe roles ia the estionat puts, bt her pire
nowhere ab peomising at cher Iewie's acount of public lle ort
“progress” implied in Slosec's ot Allen's derptions ofthe Sapper Ty
Brekinsige sty povided the data which might have prompted his
‘al revisions on wore’ emancipation i the 19205. On the ntey, wih
fone exception in he d-1930s ber work seems to have een coed
for several decades, a the aew woman remained an asim rat
‘hans bjt for ise nquy.
“The one water who di examine Brecknrdge’s work wis Bnet
‘Groves ascii faze andthe family who steve the oa
ross of feminist acy. Groves saline the ects of india ep
‘ment during World War I in ruing worn’ expectations and in
heightening ofthe flings of elf intrest” Grover ws ava tte
sgowth of « fenule Ibor fre did not atomataly change ade
foward working waren and th fami, and he suggested thot the cm
towed exsece of «temporary female work fre comtated to ane
plotative daube standrd of wages geared to nonpemmaentbelp. While
{he vote hid quien the ted legal eat td reinforced bang
activities, women were aot yet, in Grove ew, ative and egal bat
fa hitary.Laer writes would giee with im tat women wee a sp
ss, tated unequal, the "feminine side of « male Gaon’
"rom the mid-1930 through the le 1940s feminism weno popaae
sbjet among historias, just as wom’ ight war noe oe ofthe
issues ofthe day. A county struggling trough a prolonged depesca
‘wemt!semsncptin ander etry io the jb martin very difeet
light than tad a9 eae, more promperoe soy, Working women wee
bing asked, if ot foe, to lev ice newly muted postions andr
turn tothe home tie to allow mento tke up tee jobs Fat et
eee ¥yT Fiia M a
soa kr, i see ili wo
‘dad ea wd bp en fot eatny dinar c,FoesB Groves
sees ee
. i
Ss
reer pg ein tine of ii Wi mane
ne in ey lg
so ey oa co
Set Ta rn cn ey.
A Pr eve ee
ges yi
epg ce Cane
a pe of tks cycttion mae a uy teks 208
Fa cnt a
a ed at at
tr a oe ee
—
ce lipid
2 ee ate
See te ae pan lee
fe of ie Ne oll ness
ran et fin momar’ cbs cet ener he wk force" Those
Se yee ae tn
ee ne A phe
te vans new eo pfeseal tome
cen a ee a lige ae at
Fe a ee al oy al po Sct
Se nen oes
To eaten mit get,” Comm
Te el The ohne
Sere eo dale Me Cs ae
sng dH tu el i ln
set Sey ry aes ec her
Sheen Sette pel el cota
Pes Pict nas tee tg eB
Seceire adr ery Poe iso eo
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eerie Cr, Fh Gm en a
fer er ae on Hey Se Ce bat
rch ea oy, ft, as The Aen
Se BSartist Rig he Une ee ie Ta
Brey er Fau ht hai cart ie Sos Thay Co a
NOSE ear tht Cay (eno 32, 3855
* Deca Hoan tr.oa ‘he Jounal of Ames 2
of wun ia he 190 dpe! unbnlne on eting
Sia ae eal pean set ea ae
Mall sc as be ued a toy Paap
‘Tact ete mpent fe Rone’ Toe Re Se
eco cuanto ae! manger
Ee eu petioe w doce nurarcul ae
‘Spells far non" Han Wa Jnl ese
‘ihe oma te one tnt ed Roem ean el
Iidoen at dense reese metre aig
Stecpuntipin mage te oe oe cate ed Sa
ws Cong king el mca oa) of rom
Tan aye erg wes
seas fen be oy fetuses at
Sie ron tog et tebe ot mn of de
‘oar rsd ved ea
or tpi meas « et te yun tad
eae bau, wie ea ted Sed at wee te
iptlarorenacpece
Soe ps is ingrowth poll ease
seat ole ey ii fr en a nero
Se te! a woes te a ey JB
‘coat tee lo 1920 "Tep dist Apa
SS om ng ee gt ne ning p=
Mity Sec Contap oa tri ean ea
‘pu ine lop wan he pve, po xg
saving devices, it was “dramatized by the vote, and guaranteed by bi
sto Sonat peel we pal ee
fre ooet Ga es!
sates aeeal setae oot ee
SaaS
Sit ere corer
Ra
SIS Fetish dawg dor ine Os abn dene
Si eas yey cre ga age tet at
cnn 4a Ele, ald Sanh 0 Cnty, 36; Fins, Amer
a
‘Hy Se Cena ein Nid deepen of Ari
sl hau Se (eB 2h
a et wns i ing
ene ay
ted es
(a edged woes Gt fr progesive legislation and loa ond
Sonia ye Banc te
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eerie eae er
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Se amin oe iy Hoe an on
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secs an rat on
See eee te etn eos
eel Ss od brwsh oer
2 Se ee of en”
vet mens te wet a ri ce
Set ke SL oe
n,n nt Hi eA ge
hase oo inn ne
‘aea
“The Joust of Anetian
Komurovsky defend equal education for women, and soother
sper Woot
os
sy paty of uppe-lss and profesione! women supported the
Shy Dn aol Aare Moe nas Sette hi pan sl cn wen el pe
sii Maa Me oS a :
ea a ee I ae un tl ly nd at
so tel ogy toy A Sete idee nyt pein
sa Na Sy of een Fe et aly
"These preurtors of the new fern speed nthe 19505 for.
seasons, American women wer ey for eval of fem Th
‘weathered he ents ofthe Depron nd wt ito king ew
{or equality. They now led in an increasingly suet soy Why
beginning to tur ts atertio othe quation of rail equality,
‘winch hae hisoraly heightened feminist cones
eons Nya cmpson of wer’ scl potion with ht of
egos, Ha
ke viewed women 4 4 mapotty group that fered colle
Ne imiation, revel sare sclabion, and gently 6 3
ition of minority group stats and behavior OF particule
Coe strane vas Hacker's conceptalizaton of a “ex relations
te tote rue elation ele bypothesined by Robert Prk.
generation of women which came to maturity in the 1950s had noe j
{Sagh adc a new ont mene Thee res
oad; woah uno gnc ae
x wel ty beset ye ay fone fo
Soa inkl fc oh 190 frre ang hy
Ses pall thy Red ne ope a
Teese he tl noe es
ts 19, fr cane, slog hl W. Cre nd Benet
si ae “Wht Tgp! te Pee Moves
ed at enn hae pepo ng Sa
toy we cel br ng: gg pc
say ig the nyo thence eat
‘eneen hy Sted as ge fa “aa
yrs au in ats psa andthe job to fy Se ow
fee ithe athe page ic on tay
‘Bee foram npr names crn fr fer lt
ea o pee aps soa moe” aly
fon noms pte en gree he
thing ns ttre wich oe pee von any pa
tarp “sand da cage mes more
Sete ye of ete al Spoor (be
Bpichetel ge eet i at nee
Siete Siac te le
5S Jos ves nme tena, dic, cee HE
‘sy ier MoT
Sibaitch thatthe later stages ofthe ole of competition, confi, a
Seolatan, and asian had bee raced with the passge of the
‘Shep ametdinert, and she rggeted pophetialy that # new ert of
ens dstsfacion wae approaching
"Mu aalogy of women mith eiooy groups ltr append elewbere
incing Dito Mariaze, Moray and Sex and in.a interpretation of
fhe Sipe by B. Jone Wes. Rejating the tational view tht women's
Iai ol fashions in the 1920 were manifestations of freedom, Wests
Fen sans gg tat women’s fashions were an sein of men,
meaty woups have Aaya done. 1 the socalled superior group:
“Atogh the plays and vet of the 1920s depicted women in avr
Sewell tolertheaggrenoe i se, the dvorcee—West ction
{hits itentore “implied meoal disiegraon tae was quite ely
fe plc than actly exits."
Tobe iteration of change in wore’ ls inthe 19205 which
Ggevined stoi’ asetions of sex equality was Women and Workin
Toren ty Rober SO Sas, The legal utr of women, he found,
hits ot fee World War I bt ear withthe pasing of the foaier,
tly the ed ofthe war the femiit movement was “apy subsiding
he war bad led fo 2 “zenuhable Ubealizaton of views about wome’s
iva andthe propicty of their woking outside the home” bat the
decades were ate! by wow ack of eters in many ofthe vi
ho WC as Ber Meni, -Whe Hp of Fei Mere
Prete eee carer ea ar
ile dace May Gin Sd oy, 2908.19,
fe Now Worn" avi Cer} Lire, (sy 1923,
ee eu Fp a Se Ha36 ‘he Jounal of Aetna eo
ti th ye i Sn dest
rete oe
regis ny a a
Sit hdr el uel
Tuten Seta iene poeta
ote chtcneanipaf om oops a
sea pbisriant tac te bpets ote aaa
aE seater Taek
a ilcstncnpecmsieeametocd
1 eens hy tno al
hone wall Ce poe tae
wn cena hss pan a gly
Sava a Cen Cn oer
si Sr yt ei
SakchaerutesCne eteo o r
ison iru tnt ees
Stirs a Tae el lad
SERED ns atc
yt nel ty,
ta sr ee udp
mse a ce Ee ey
ee ae etl eles
PLES? a Se ae
Seat lend ie onl
Tei San staaaenty weet
soni at ape d amay mah okay
Sha ines chee poe
ee ch uel ain
Sa en ie"erehe
heen
‘herrea hh ent oa dal
conse ar ice pope oe
a sate wet
eRe Res
OTA paca tame tovncaon
a gram
woo
ot ye ee! and ated to ie he cooeis nt
ad et nd they of men fe ange Prins
ea ad al tng ad hing for wren in the 1920: at
ried, lt had ogi tat wes bce
we tac red of wt ty aed eon
cn that Ge seal rvlsin ad ged women
Peto was tore ery tn a al OE
‘Sone nrc thn ct pes ey
se ic las pint to new coma fates
re oe hin soa were conenpining the tes
ge weaih wich ws tk form nthe ot de
amt as ing efor th gs al
forte mt eet 19605 fd hen io
3 Pe, cnc shu don eins oy oer
See sen Jo Kenly bed bie» Cone
i Women an see ts od als bd flowed
2 guten abigail fo momen ps be Negro
a om trh nnd blk port a 198
vraed Te Foie Nysgue,» jai polo wick
si Pn cp od ipsa ffi a
Tet co mark the beginning of serious lteret in women i Arercan
sro esblhed storie publabed esas onthe sbjet in 1964
ay Pet Th Pino Myer (Sem Ye 196)- Ans By Ft
ST ea ut oe phon eyo we at
Tarte ati Pdi tet ae ey oa
Sp Ee ELSGE SUR: ities ams ed
Fee te ar ain coy mas sie oe
Seepage nao eka ‘The Jor of Arian
Both wots iad signin hfe any fam the view that
‘emaipaton ad Been coped in the 1920s snd tovard oe the
‘aed the periseace of dxrinisaton aust woren.
David Pots coaments on “Amercan Worea and the A,
Chane credited the cy, the busines fice, 25d meat
promotion of sero eat tne the aries to fll qui
Ing, notably the dalam of care and domestic les which mad
putin of women diferent fom tht of eter oppresed group
{ho traced Femi toinutrilation an wbsninto, Att
Agted with erie commentators about the sdraces women bad
“However, he reveted fom angulifedcongtultio by soing
permanent increase the female Iba force was madeater Woda
that women’s excupatnal gains were not gret inthe profeions,
sez! divisions of labor remind, nd tht women’s suction
Inter regresed, Why, a baton fallyacked, di fennien fal
soldat and inresse gins afte the 19209 Change in wes
be explained, had exrted more through chance of wa, depen,
techologal change than though planed eos!" American
“ike American soy in ger, Bare been moe concerned wth
dua practice dun with consent feminist decoy Ths, be
ude aly «tong ecg stand would erable feninists to
‘hei gol onsite and conic.
“At the te that Degler and Poster made tse graces
women, «sell qumber of hitrians begun ivestiting mare
‘women's oll and soil actvities inthe pont Weld War T
‘They dicoveed that there wat mare to the sew wows han the
the lager bad revealed andthe waks ofl compenstn
Foxe intepettions.Hatking bck to the emphasis co women
scivites during the ate 19205, the new sis sil id not elke
the theme of women asa. oppresed gro, but they dd pee
“isasion of women’s palit eos spd inidenal acknowledge
‘ecial baries impeding emancipation,
‘One revion was impli in Clarke A. Chamba wsdy of i.
(Chambers didnot di fein por bathe di ad Wome
1920s atively working in setlenent hoses, lbying or wages nd
aire tin a al En Prt a
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tan peciotion of the eatin in moc ing Breknige
{roo he ews apn tts of women, e910 aver
‘plcing women, canglg a and csma In the ropienie
dine cas, he prac of Sth cata, and we of sone,
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decades of the centoy ts McGore sggeted, + moral
tc before Word War, were the 1920 "reoitony”
ten depicted oi fat hd a secon taken ple wih
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‘stveigtos of the orl eoltion by McGovern and tt ay
{cron many cout ba hy pit ew se owed
ty. Poopted ia put byte pola and sol mavene of
{960m thesis aed nore clo ate pola Ue of
Woe Wart ween and more eal 2 the sped moa! ek
Whe thy wee eeger to pense te zle women ed lee in ol
rovers, rase ad te founaon for set wots
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‘ef, Two cet sti ar viene of he hin ew a
{semaine parpnt o worn the vin of dination
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tw oie 1920
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fe wont sal saint The ston quted eed made dt his oe
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ee om te ee ad done ile mom tan fo ing ot sa wade
rats of wamen fies, pimaes, tosis, andthe tedey
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some Woman's pay correctly undernod the discrimination ago
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froncfating:t”™
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nunipain ner 1920. The worl ceuion had been rst i the
ryan, nad “srl fed ad ile eet onthe ie spe of
Bey doen” who sll peered the wtty of ome ant fay othe
Alco he fappr, Profesional aocg women declined by te sid
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Goel: ws exigent i sates and proations be
(ihe appre to women, and the sgl between home and eer
tte mocking ween
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femoris bee wor’ pofeional alm, and finn brame the
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