Traditional Roles of Women - Script Assignment

Traditional Roles of Women: SCRIPT
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Traditional Roles of Women: SCRIPT
This is a conversation between two women, and it is set in the early 19th century. It is late in the evening, and the women have just met in the evening and are having a small chat before they can go their separate ways. One of the women is Josephine a married woman with two children and suspects she is pregnant. The other lady, Mary is a widower who chose to raise her children as a single parent after the death of her husband. It is set in America in the 1920s. The great depression has just begun, and people are finding it difficult to make ends meet. It is also a time when women are advocating for more rights and equality. This was an era of change for the American women who would be awarded more rights throughout the decade. It was also a time when women were yearning for freedom and for the first time they could smoke in public. They also changed their fashion and preferred short dresses compared to the long dresses worn by their predecessors (Harris, 1984).
Josephine: good evening
Mary: good evening Josephine, how are you?
Josephine: I’m fine thank you. How about you?
Mary: am also fine just had a long day
Josephine: me too the war seems to be making life more and more difficult for the average person.
Mary: I agree with you. Ever since the war started inflation is high, and still, woman is not getting as much employment opportunities as they probably should.
Josephine: do not worry I also had to struggle to get my job and even after getting the job the salary is not enough to raise my children and invest in their future.
Mary: I chose to get married because I thought life was easy for our parent the only job they had was to take care of us and perform minor duties in the house. Although women did not have rights, they had an easy life.
Josephine: I would like to disagree with your opinion. Our parents did not have an easy life they had limited opportunities, and they could not even vote.
Mary: how does politics affect my life as a married woman?
Josephine: it seems that you do not understand the right of voting. It means that one has the right to choose the leader of their choi...