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The table below shows a breakdown by sector of jobs held by women in 1940 and 1950. Women overwhelmingly worked in jobs segmented by sex. Women were still highly employed as textile workers and domestic servants, but the clerical and service field greatly expanded. This tertiary sector was more socially acceptable, and many more educated women ...
The woman's films that were produced in the 1930s during the Great Depression have a strong thematic focus on class issues and questions of economic survival whereas the 1940s woman's film places its protagonists in a middle- or upper-middle-class world and is more concerned with the characters' emotional, sexual, and psychological experiences ...
The Big Operator (1959 film) Billy Elliot; Bitter Rice; Black Fury (film) Blood Feud (1983 film) Blue Collar (film) Boxcar Bertha; Brassed Off; Bread (1986 film) Bread and Roses (2000 film) Brothers (1929 film) Business as Usual (film)
800 women operatives and 4,000 workmen marched during a shoemaker's strike in Lynn, Massachusetts. 1863 (United States) The first railroad labor union, The Brotherhood of the Footboard (later renamed the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers) is formed in Marshall, Michigan. [6] It is headed by William D. Robinson. [16] 1864 (Europe)
Labor feminism was a women's movement in the United States that emerged in the 1920s, focused on gaining rights in the workplace and unions. Labor feminists advocated for protectionist legislation and special benefits for women, a variant of social feminism .
Albania: The Civil Code of 1928 bans forced marriages and gives married women the right to divorce and equal inheritance. [112] Bahrain: The first public primary school for girls. [23] Egypt: The first women students are admitted to Cairo University. [23] Mexico: Equal marriage law. [8] United Kingdom: Women are given the right to vote.
1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; Pages in category "1940s feminist films" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Woman of the Year
Pages in category "Documentary films about labor relations in the United States" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .