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More than ten million women march to work every morning side by side with the men. Steadily the importance of women is gaining not only in the routine tasks of industry but in executive responsibility. I include also the woman who stays at home as the guardian of the welfare of the family. She is a partner in the job and wages. Women constitute a part of our industrial achievement.

Herbert Hoover#21

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About this quote

What does it mean?
Hoover acknowledges the growing role of women in the workforce and families.
In plain terms
Women work and stay at home, contributing greatly to society.
What can you take from it?
Women contribute to industry and family welfare equally.

Where it applies

  • discussing women's roles
  • analyzing workforce trends
  • family economics

Putting it to work

  • recognize women's contributions
  • support workplace equality

Questions to consider

  • How has the role of women changed?
  • What defines contribution to society?

Another view

The quote reflects early 20th-century views and may not address modern workplace equality fully.

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