Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Experiences of Women

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes the experiences of women in the 1950s?

A) After World War II, women were encouraged to stay in the industrial, traditionally male jobs they had taken on during the war.
B) The fall in birth rates after World War II demonstrated that women were increasingly adopting roles outside the traditional family.
C) The average age of marriage for women had gotten significantly higher after World War II, showing that women usually had careers before starting families.
D) Although advertisements and popular culture emphasized middle class women's role as homemakers, many women worked outside the home out of necessity.
E) The prevailing images of middle class life no longer portrayed women as devoted servants to their husbands.