Working women in the 1930s faced all of the following EXCEPT _______
A) discriminatory hiring and firing practices
B) an unemployment rate higher than 20 percent for a decade
C) lower wages sanctioned by government regulations
D) lack of a minimum wage for maids and waitresses
E) lack of appointments for women in high-ranking positions
Answer: E
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A) Whites are attempting to regulate the opportunity to vote to late at night only. B) Whites are attempting to stop black men but not black women from voting. C) Whites are attempting to provide extra voting literature for the black man to read. D) Whites are attempting to manipulate the black voter through alcohol and violence.
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a. promote progressive candidates for President who would support local reform issues b. elect reform politicians who would improve housing as well as educational and recreational opportunities c. convince women to take salaried positions in city governments d. persuade businessmen to finance reforms such as slum clearance and better schools
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