I was able to find a short article about a woodshop that manly had girls working in it. They will be in the shop for six weeks making table, book ends and tables, This just give a look into the olden days and that women have the power back then to build things out of wood as if a man was doing it.This just proves that women have the power to do anything they put their mind to.
Thursday, Feb. 13, 1936
A dozen girls are wielding the hammer and saw with effective dexterity in the woodworking shop of the Dunn County Agricultural school, under the guidance of Melvin Sommervold, instructor. They are taking a fling at this manual training for six weeks and their skill is evolving sewing tables, book ends, and tables and countless other useful articles. And the girls are to have nothing on the boys, it is announced, for a group of sophomore lads are to broaden their education with a knowledge of home economics, instruction for six weeks to include such fundamentals with the needle as sewing buttons on pants and some of the primary steps in the art of cookery. Dorothy Ausman is head of the Home Economics department.
http://www.dunnconnect.com/articles/2011/02/09/history/doc4d5078e86b749915321152.txt
I think it is so important for a woman to know how to do basic home and car repairs. This knowledge will empower them, give them confidence and prepare them to handle many situations they will face in their life.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in Jr. High we weren't permitted to take wood shop, but were told that we had to take Home Economics (baking and sewing). This didn't sit very well with me and I became a little bit of a pain in school trying to push the envelope. I'm glad to see things have definitely changed since the 70's, and I agree women need to know how to do basic home repairs, car repairs, and should be permitted to learn in school if they are interested.
ReplyDeleteI think it is important for girls to learn how to be handy. I work with 7th and 8th graders and four of them are girls, we go to shop class and they learn how to sand, cut, and stain wood. They love it!
ReplyDeleteEric I think it is great to see that girls are getting involved with doing jobs that where once thought just to be a guys job. I think in our society everyone deserves equal rights no matter what. If a person has the skills and technique they should be allowed to do anything.
ReplyDeleteThat's why they say, never underestimate the power of a woman. Woman can do anything a man can do, maybe even better. Nice article though.
ReplyDeleteErik I loved this post! How interesting that girls were being taught to use hand tools and the wood working trade in 1936! Women have been allowed the right to vote since 1920, but the discrepancies between men and women remain high. (Sadly, this is especially true in regards to salary and treatment in the work place.) I would love to learn about females in shop classes in 2011. Great work, Erik!
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting post. I believe that female are cable of doing anything like men do. now, in some families if wife make more money, then husband stay home to be house husband.
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