1. Women in the 50s Canada in the 50s

2. Shape of the Class 0 Videos 0 Big Idea - How was the role of women redefined during the 1950s? 0 WW II –Women 0 Women in 50s 0 One Step forward two steps back 0 Activity 0 Exit Slip

3. Big Idea 0 How was the role of women redefined during the 1950s?

4. During War 0 Women 0 50,000 were in military service 0 261,000 worked in production of war goods 0 30% in Aircraft production 0 Without their contribution, you cannot win a war 0 Encouraged to help with the war effort

5. Women’s Fashion

6. Women in the 50s 0 Middle Class women 0 Encouraged to return back to the home being mothers and wives 0 Told life was better for them at home – consumption of technology help their lives 0 Women to beautify themselves for their men 0 Proliferation of fashion and beauty parlors 0 Working class and poorer women 0 Worked in lower paying jobs in factories and as maids

7. Not much of a Dream 0 Women were isolated in their little suburban houses 0 Whereas they had built sophisticated war production now were only good for domestic activates 0 Women were asked to objectify themselves and serve their men 0 Subservient role 0 Return to the past

8. Activity 0 Pair up in twos 0 You will be shown three advertisements from the 1950s 0 On the worksheet provided please answer the four questions 0 Once questions are answered as a class, we will discuss the answers

9. Activity

12. Exit Slip 0 How was the role of women redefined during the 1950s? 0 Homework: PP#172-173