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In the 1940s, women took up masculine social roles while men fought in WW2. In the 1950s, however, women were marginalized back into traditional roles. Were people aware of this reversal? Did memory of that add to the social change of the 1960s?

by /u/William_Wisenheimer in /r/AskHistorians

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