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• The 1960’s and the American Woman: the transition from the “housewife” to the feminist

    Introduction:  In 1960, the world of American women was limited in almost every respect, from family life to the workplace. A woman was expected to follow one path: to marry in her early 20s, start a family quickly, and devote her life to homemaking.  Imagine the life of a woman before the 1960s. Her life had been difficult- denied basic rights, trapped in the home her entire life and discriminated against in the workplace. Per example, in the 1960s, a bank could refuse to issue a credit card...