USA vs USSR - Who gave women more power?
In the 1930s, only 22%25 of U.S. women worked, most shut out of politics. In the USSR, women were 42%25 of industrial workers, chaired Soviets, and nearly 500,000 served in local councils by 1941.
By WWII, America had 350k women in auxiliaries but the Red Army had 800k women soldiers, medics, and even pilots.
History shows: the USSR was decades ahead.
#VintageStyle #VintageFashion #1930sFashion #1940sStyle #History #WomensHistory #LaborHistory #USSR #AmericanHistory #CommunistHistory #Education #WorkingClassHistory #WomensRights
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USA vs USSR - Who gave women more power?
In the 1930s, only 22%25 of U.S. women worked, most shut out of politics. In the USSR, women were 42%25 of industrial workers, chaired Soviets, and nearly 500,000 served in local councils by 1941.
By WWII, America had 350k women in auxiliaries but the Red Army had 800k women soldiers, medics, and even pilots.
History shows: the USSR was decades ahead.
#VintageStyle #VintageFashion #1930sFashion #1940sStyle #History #WomensHistory #LaborHistory #USSR #AmericanHistory #CommunistHistory #Education #WorkingClassHistory #WomensRights
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In the 1930s, only 22%25 of U.S. women worked, most shut out of politics. In the USSR, women were 42%25 of industrial workers, chaired Soviets, and nearly 500,000 served in local councils by 1941.
By WWII, America had 350k women in auxiliaries but the Red Army had 800k women soldiers, medics, and even pilots.
History shows: the USSR was decades ahead.
#VintageStyle #VintageFashion #1930sFashion #1940sStyle #History #WomensHistory #LaborHistory #USSR #AmericanHistory #CommunistHistory #Education #WorkingClassHistory #WomensRights
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