The reality of life in the 1950s is much different than Father Knows Best would like you to believe. Women — who had entered the workforce en masse during World War II — were forced to give up ...

The 1950s marked a major change for Phoenix. The decade was marked by large growth, end of segregation in schools and more ...

During the 1950s, the automobile industry saw growth ... the United States and the Soviet Union debated the merits of their ways of life -- and raced to launch the first space probes.

American society in the 1950s was geared toward the family ... Although women had other aspirations in life, the dominant theme promoted in the culture and media at the time was that a husband ...

After World War Two finished in 1945 life got better for children in Britain during the 1950s. The destruction of the war and evacuation had shown people how poor many children were. It was agreed ...

during the era reflect the context of the time period. Exploring the activities that students spent their time on helps illustrate school life in Roslyn and broader societal trends of the 1950s.

The 1950s have been brought back to life at a County Durham outdoor museum. Beamish Museum has recreated a typical front street of a mining town with houses, a chip shop, cafe, and hair salon ...

Life during the 1950s and 60s is incomparable to what it's like now. The standard of living has improved by leaps and bounds. During my childhood days, it was a constant struggle for most parents ...

Family life and 'normality' in postwar British culture Pat Thane 9. Continuities and discontinuities of consumer mentality in West Germany in the 1950s Michael Wildt 10. 'Strengthened and purified ...