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I really enjoyed reading all of these interview assignments. For me, this has been the most interesting part of the course because these women who were interviewed provide us with a direct link to the past and reflect many of the themes we have covered. The main theme I recognized in most of these are the stereotypes in the roles of women, more specifically their role in the house. It seems like most were comfortable with being wives, mothers, and domestic oriented. Another trend related to what we have talked about in class was the role of women working during World War II. It was a temporary role for women and when their husbands came back it seems many were willing to go back to the way it was before. The most interesting quote I liked was in Emma Pecks paper, where her grandmother got married after WWII because it was "the fashionable thing to do." The movement to suburbia was a big thing too that some mentioned. Many of these papers reminded me of "Leave it to Beaver," just from looking at how communities functioned. Another thing was the lack or not lack of jobs available for women depending on what period of time they lived as well as the types. Overall these interviews gave a great perspective of womens' achievements, oppressions, and have made me gain more respect for the contributions of their lifetime. --David Fitch | I really enjoyed reading all of these interview assignments. For me, this has been the most interesting part of the course because these women who were interviewed provide us with a direct link to the past and reflect many of the themes we have covered. The main theme I recognized in most of these are the stereotypes in the roles of women, more specifically their role in the house. It seems like most were comfortable with being wives, mothers, and domestic oriented. Another trend related to what we have talked about in class was the role of women working during World War II. It was a temporary role for women and when their husbands came back it seems many were willing to go back to the way it was before. The most interesting quote I liked was in Emma Pecks paper, where her grandmother got married after WWII because it was "the fashionable thing to do." The movement to suburbia was a big thing too that some mentioned. Many of these papers reminded me of "Leave it to Beaver," just from looking at how communities functioned. Another thing was the lack or not lack of jobs available for women depending on what period of time they lived as well as the types. Overall these interviews gave a great perspective of womens' achievements, oppressions, and have made me gain more respect for the contributions of their lifetime. --David Fitch | ||
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| + | While each one was interesting and enlightening, I did not see a single uniting pattern in these interviews. I think with the varying ages, locations, socio-economic backgrounds, etc. finding one would be unlikely. Each woman had her own ideas about woman's issues. Just like we learned about in class, how once women got the right to vote, they did not vote exactly the same - no two women, no two people are going to feel exactly the same about education, working outside the home, motherhood, marriage and a host of other issues. However, all the interviews were alike in their richness and insight. I think the interviews agree with we have learned about it class. Historically, the woman was usually at home, raising the children, completely out of the public realm. During the lives of these women, that was becoming increasingly only part of women’s experiences. Some women were single and worked, some were married and worked; Married women, mothers worked or stayed at home or both. The experiences of women were becomingly increasingly varied, as seen through the very diverse lives of our interviewees. --kokeefe | ||
