History of Women in the Workplace

By magcastelli
  • Period: 1400 to 1491

    Native Americans (pre-1492) | $0

    Hunter-Gatherers and various tribal organizations. Women valued for work and in some circles seen as equal to men. No established monitary form.
  • 1492

    Colonization of America

    Christopher Columbus "discovers" the Americas and European colonization of the area begins.
  • Period: 1500 to

    Early America | $0

    Women seen as homemakers, and have no formal jobs. Enslaved women may do physical work, but are not paid for it.

  • Industrialization

    Industrialization begins in the United States
  • Period: to

    Women in Industrialized Work | $4-12 (per week)

    Women begin working in factories for low wages to suppliment their "family wages."

  • World War I

    First world war begins and women are needed in the workforce as men leave.