How do working conditions between 1930s and 1950 compare to working conditions today?
What was your career like in the 1930s-1950s? If it didn’t exist, what type of job would you have had in the late 19th or early 20th century? How does that compare to the career you have planned today?
Ideas to consider:
What was the working environment like for your career type in the late 19th or early 20th century?
Where do you work today (outside, an office building)?
How would working conditions affect your health then and now?
How have race relations and civil rights changed your workplace? Are there women in your field? Are there people of all races? How would this compare to the 1930s?
