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Women and African Americans In 1930

Women and African Americans In 1930. By: Angel Hudson, Anita Katalina , And Dana Goodell -Sanford. Average housewife’s ‘job’ unaffected. Since in the 1930’s most men were the breadwinndrs , the average housewife’s job at home (cooking, washing, etc.) remained mostly unaffected.

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Women and African Americans In 1930

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  1. Women and African Americans In 1930 By: Angel Hudson, Anita Katalina, And Dana Goodell-Sanford

  2. Average housewife’s ‘job’ unaffected Since in the 1930’s most men were the breadwinndrs, the average housewife’s job at home (cooking, washing, etc.) remained mostly unaffected.

  3. “This is the housing statistics from the 1940 census. Based on block statistics, these atlases document cities with populations over 50,000 and cover such topics as average rent, major repairs, bathing equipment, persons per room, owner occupancy, and mortgage status, as well as percentage of non-white households per block It shows non-white households for two sections of Birmingham, Alabama, the segregated residential pattern is readily apparent; the two darkest patterns represent the areas with over fifty percent non-white households.”

  4. African Americans • African Americas had a turbulent time because racism was strong among the southern states. • Because of the racism in the southern states, more and more African Americans moved to the north, namely NYC. • This, known as “the great migration”, prompted further racism in the north as well.

  5. Women • Women were gainfully employed in the 1930’s • Thirteen million women had jobs at the age of 14 (that’s about 25.4 percent) • Single women have a career and academic life. • Some chose to stay single.

  6. Additional Facts • Because of the Depression the money was scarce. • People did what they could to put their happiness back in their lives.

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