The Evolution of Getting a Living in MiddletownMain MenuIntroductionMachine Made: The Rise of Industrial Work in MuncieRusty Muncie: Deindustrialization in MiddletownInvisible Experiences: Making a Living as a Minority in MuncieWomen's Work: 9 to 5 and BeyondWomen's Work Introduction
Women Your Country Needs You
1media/Women Your Country Needs You_thumb.jpg2022-12-08T18:44:44+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5e33This is a poster from WWI. The poster is calling for women to join the effort by doing certain kinds of work. Most of the kinds of work listed are the commonly accepted "women's roles" that women were often pushed into.plain2023-02-03T20:48:41+00:001917World War I Posters from the Elisabeth Ball Collection, Ball State Digital Media RepositoryJim Connolly46c7b502c79bde22331f06c832c764e9eca6a071
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1media/Ball State University students in the Work Study Program.jpg2022-12-01T21:50:45+00:00Women's Work: 9 to 5 and Beyond14Women's Work Introductionimage_header2023-02-08T20:47:24+00:00 During the Industrial Era, women had a growing presence in the paid labor market in Middletown and the rest of the country— in addition to their existing unpaid responsibilities in the home and community. As their presence increased in the paid labor market, they faced unique challenges based on their race, class, and gender. Women were limited in what occupations they could have, and even in the occupations in which they were allowed they faced various forms of mistreatment compared to their male counterparts. Throughout this section you will explore the often overlooked history of women’s contributions in the labor force. This part of the project will take you on a journey to explore what women did to get a living, what constituted "work" for women, how they were treated while they worked, and how the lens of intersectionality can help us understand these experiences.
Section Authors: Kathleen Donoho, Katrina Partlow (editor), and Haylee Shull
