The Roles of Women in the 1900's

As Godwin explains in his online postings up until the mid 1900's women's roles had been the same for thousands of years (par.1).  This is true because up until the 1900th century men took on the role as the primary bread winner and women stayed home and raised the children.  According to Godwin a big factor that changed these roles was World War II (par.2).  When the men left for war many jobs opened up to women that they traditionally never held. This was the first time that women could make a decent wage doing the work that men normally did (Godwin, par. 2).  World War II was a terrible event but, it did help women to become more independent.    

In my opinion women today have far more rights than they did in the 1900's.  Even though women have many more rights they are are not yet equally treated.  Women hold less positions in the government for example.  Women are still not treated equally as men are in many aspects of today's society. 
                                                                                                                                           Godwin, Randy. "A look at 1900's Men and Women roles." Online Source.2002. Helium. Web. 31 October 2010. <http://www.helium.com/items/785688-a-look-at-1900s-men-and-women-roles>.