BATTLE OF ALL MOTHERS
The exhausting, underappreciated history of America’s working moms
by Laura Smith
Jun 01, 2017
2 minutes
1930s: The number of married women in the workforce jumps 50 percent—but “no one should get the idea that Uncle Sam is going to rock the baby to sleep,” the White House declares.
1943: Shortages of male workers during World War II inspire the first federally
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