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recentsocialchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Dur...

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Thegreatestrecentsocialchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.

Duringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenaremarkableshortening

oftheproportionofawomanslifespentincaringforthechildren.

Awomanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobably

havebeeninhermiddletwenties?andwouldbelikelytohaveseven

oreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefive

yearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwould

havebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurther

twentyyears,duringwhichcustom,opportunityandhealthmadeit

unusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhave

fewerchildren.Usuallyawomansyoungestchildwillbefifteenwhen

sheisforty-fiveyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntil

retirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,her

workislightenedbyhouseholdappliancesandconveniencefoods.

Thisimportantchangeinwomenslife-patternhasonlyrecently

beguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomenseconomicposition.Evena

fewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunity,and

mostofthemtookafull-timejob.However,whentheymarried,they

usuallyleftworkatonceandneverreturnedtoit.Todaytheschool

leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatage,

andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger,moremarriedwomenstayat

workatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Very

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manymoreafterwardsreturntofull-or-parttimework.uchchanges

haveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage,withthehusband

acceptingagreatershareofthedutiesand