Module 5 – DQ #1

Let’s jump into learning about women’s lives and various lived experiences in the post-World War II period in the United States. We’re focusing on 1945, the year WWII ended, through 1965.

Questions – Number Your Responses:
1. Seven (7) sentences minimum – How did intersectionality factor into women’s various lived experiences in the United States before and after World War II (1920-1965)? Was life the same for all women? (Hint: No. Of course not. What was factoring into women’s different experiences? Think class, race, location, ethnicity, and more. Think intersectionally.)

2. Seven (7)  sentences minimum – Think of one story or experience that a woman shared in the PBS video. Compare/contrast it to today. Does it still happen in 2021? Why or why not?

3. Seven (7) sentences minimum – According to the video, what were the various reasons women began pushing back on their prescribed gender roles in post-war America? How were women and their expectations changing?

Module 5 – DQ #1 Answer 

        Intersectionality mattered for women in the United States (US) because it would determine the type of life that a woman would live. Certainly, not all women experienced the same treatment in their life – however, it was clear that both race and class mattered as to whether or not these experiences would turn out to be positive. During the war period in the 1920s, it was considered the prosperous decade because of the massive industrial growth in the US (DuBois, 471).