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
Types of Work
12022-12-08T18:45:48+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5e32plain2022-12-08T18:48:54+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5eMany of the jobs that women were "supposed" to do were often related to the kinds of work they would have previously done in the home. These include roles such as caretaker and homemaker. Work like this was often rejected by men because it was "too feminine."
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1media/Women Your Country Needs You_thumb.jpg2022-12-08T18:44:44+00:00Katrina Partlowbb1f1150c789ba002bf4aef4a165fdf5031add5eWomen Your Country Needs You3This 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.media/Women Your Country Needs You.jpgplain2023-02-03T20:48:41+00:001917World War I Posters from the Elisabeth Ball Collection, Ball State Digital Media RepositoryJim Connolly46c7b502c79bde22331f06c832c764e9eca6a071