Title: 1900's - WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE
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Content: 1900's - WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE







The Jobs of Women During the 1900's: While women today can aspire to nearly any profession, this was not always the case. In the early 1900s, women were able to select from only a limited number of occupations. During this period, women were generally charged with holding down the homestead and caring for numerous children born due to lack of birth control, leaving them little time for employment outside the home. Teachers: Teaching was one of the first fields open to women who wanted to work. Many unmarried women worked as teachers during the 1900s. Often, upon getting married, these women would leave the profession and act as full-time wives and mothers. Dressmakers: Those skilled with a needle could add to their household income by working as a dressmaker in the 1900s.