Big Blonde | Compare and Contrast
1920s: Forty-seven percent of American college students are female, signaling gender parity in higher education for the first time. Eight million American women are employed, a far higher number than ever before. Of these, 1.9 million are married. Architects design middle-class houses for families who use modern appliances instead of servants. Thirty percent of bread is baked at home, down from 70% at the turn of the century. 1990s: Most working- and middle-class families need two incomes to meet their costs, and the majority of women are employed. Women are prominent in most...
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