Who made up the female workforce, and what conditions did working women face?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Most working women were young and single.
2. As clerical work expanded, women learned new skills, such as typing and stenography.
3. A small number of women became ministers, lawyers, and doctors.
4. In most jobs, status and pay were divided unequally between men and women.
5. When employed in factories, women tended to occupy jobs that were viewed as natural
extensions of household activity.
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