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Continuity and Change
Redefining Woman's
Work
Female
Aviation Firsts Timeline
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Since the 1890's "woman's work" in the United States has slowly
evolved. Early on most of the work they did outside the home was a
lot like the work they did in the home: nurturing children, taking
care of the sick, cooking, cleaning, etc. Now with the new millenium
nearly here, "woman's work" is no longer confined to home-type activities.
"Woman's work" is anything a woman can accomplish using her mind,
her physical strength and her determination.
Read through the chart,"Continuity and Change
in Her Work" and notice how "woman's work" has evolved over
the last century from the typical work women were allowed by law
to do to the groundbreakers who boldly challenged society to redefine
"woman's work".
Below is a list of the employment designations and a description
of each.
- domestics: maid, housekeeper, cook, housecleaner
- personal service: waitperson, store clerk, laundry worker,
dishwasher
- factory worker: worker who performed one specific task in a
repetitive manner on an assembly line (bookbinders, canners, thread/cloth
weaving)
- garment worker: an individual who worked in a sweatshop making
articles of clothing (glovemakers, shoemakers, seamstresses, shirtmakers)
- agriculture worker: tobacco stemmers, harvesters, nut shellers,
packers
- heavy industry: workers who helped to make big machines like
cars, tractors, airplanes, locomotives, etc. These workers had
specific jobs to do like welding, riveting, putting parts together
- mining: These workers would dig out of the raw materials and
transport the raw materials out of the mine. Miners dug for such
minerals as coal, copper and iron
- war industry: building airplanes, tanks and ships, as well
as making guns and ammunition
Use the chart called "Continuity and Change
in Her Work" to do the following activities:
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