After World War II, women returned home, or at least that’s what society hoped. The reality was a bit more complicated than that. The 1950s is remembered as the good old days, when gender roles were clear, families were united, and everything was “normal.” But to what extent was that true? And at whose expense was this normalcy achieved?

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Host: Rachel Perez

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

Contributing Authors: Kelsie Brook Eckert, Dr. Barbara Tischler, Dr. Alicia Gutierrez-Romine, Dr. DeAnna Beachley, Jacqui Nelson, Mary Bezbatchenko, Dr. Victoria Plutshack, and Nye Adamkowski.

Consultants and Reviewers: Dr. Tanya Roth, Dr. Jessica Frazier, Dr. Linda Upham-Bornstein, Dr. Margaret Huettl, Hannah Dutton, Michelle Stonis, Annabelle L. Blevins Pifer, Matthew Cerjak, Maria Concepcion Marquez Sandoval, and Lauren Connolly.

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