2. Identify two historical developments during the 1950s or early 1960s that you see as shaping women's 20th century women's history greatly. How did those developments shape women's experiences? How do Mexican-American women's experiences play into discussions of 1950s middle class domesticity? Please remember to make reference to historical examples from the reading assigned reading this week. Question 2 is about the 1950s and early 1960s based on this week's reading!!!
WEEK 11: Women, Gender, Rights, in the 1950s: Domesticity Revisited?
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Introduction to The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique,(New York: Norton & Co.) 1963. https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/s eminars/tcentury/FeminineMystique.pdf
Beyond the Feminine Mystique by Joanne Meyerowitz (log in to the Library!)
Meyerowitz, Joanne. “Beyond the Feminine Mystique: A Reassessment of Postwar Mass Culture, 1946- 1958.” The Journal of American History 79, no. 4 (1993): 1455–82. https://doi.org/10.2307/2080212.
Gendered Invisibility: Ethnic Mexican Women in the Bracero Program Read/Watch Intro. Read Documents 1, 3, 6, 8 (Be advised: derogatory language toward Mexican Immigrants from the time period.We can process this in the discussion forum and hive mind document.), 9, 10, 18, 22,24 (Sign in to the Library).
Gendered Invisibility: Ethnic Mexican Women and the Bracero Program, Documents selected and interpreted by Alina R. Méndez. (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2021). http://proxylib.csueastbay.edu/login?url=https://searc h.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity %7Cweb_collection%7C5126556?account_id=28458 &usage_group_id=84395
American Women’s History:: A Very Short Introduction Ch. 4, pp 98-101 Please read this section as background information and focus discussion forum on readings that turn you into the historian of women, using skills you’ve developed this semester.
Susan Ware: American Women’s History: A Very Short Introduction
1950s Hive mind document For asking questions, definitions, shared reading notes, and observations prior to discussion forum.