Category: 1950s

The 1950s brought about an economic boom. War had ended and the economy had finally recovered, with this the cosmetic industry was at its best. 50s makeup reflected a change in attitude from the simple make do days of the 1940s to the refined feminine beauty of the fifties (‘Authentic 1950s Makeup History and Tutorial’,…

Introduction to the Social Status of 1950s Housewives In this essay, I will be exploring what factors affected the social status for the ideal housewives in the 1950s. I will be considering the working woman, housing situations, comparing the US to the UK housewife, education and also the evolution of academic thought on the status…

Rita Doves poem Daystar, written in the 1950s, illustrates the life of a woman who feels as though she is trapped in life due to her daily duties as a mother and a wife. The irony in the poem exists for the sole fact that from birth to adulthood the world’s female population is brought…

After the Second World War at 1945, Churchill Stated that America at this moment, stands at the summit of the world. The status of America during the 1950s is proof for what Churchill said. America was at his best after WWII, though it caused so many destruction and mass killings, Americans believed that after the…

People today understandably feel that their lives are out of balance, but they yearn for something totally new-a more equal distribution of work, family, and community time for both men and women, children and adults Coontz states as she refers to how unlike we do now, the 50s did not offer equal right. It is…

Headed by Lindsay Anderson, Karel Reisz, John Schlesinger, and Tony Richardson. The New Wave movement was a range of feature films, during the 1950s and 60s (1959-1963). That focus on drawing attention to the frustrations of a better-educated young society. Whilst emphasizing the reality of day-to-day life for the working class. Coming at the end…

Business in the 1950s Buy when everyone else is selling and hold until everyone else is buying. Thats not just a catchy slogan. Its the very essence of successful investing (Ruth). This is a quote from J. Paul Getty an oilman, who was the richest individual in America in 1957. He founded the Getty Oil…

The 1950s was referred to as the Golden Age, during this time America was trying to rebuild society because of the war. This was a time for people to unite and come up with ideas that would recover society. Then came the 50s which was significant because it introduced rock and roll and television. Baby…

Two Americas: one of economic opportunity, prosperity, and equality, and the other of the ugliness of discrimination and poverty. This was the ever-present theme in the atmosphere of the 1950s and 60s. Three weeks before his assassination, Martin Luther King prominently and correctly claimed that America has failed to hear that the plight of the…

A typical child in the post-World War 2 period was more likely to be born into a more traditional or nuclear family setting consisting of two parents who were married. It was unlikely that their mother worked outside the family home and their father, who was considered the head of the household, would have worked…