2007-01-13 04:20:10 · 8 answers · asked by Tim B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Coming from a family of teachers and being interested in genealogy, I have old teaching contracts from the 1920s through the 1970s. Judging by these, it was typical in the earlier years to require that female teachers not be married. This all changed around the time of WWII - I find no such requirements in any of the contracts I have from the 1940s or later.
2007-01-13 11:58:07 · answer #1 · answered by Husker41 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In some more sensitive areas married women were not hired because of the possibility of pregnancy was high. Also married women were not "supposed" to work outside the home - it made it look like her husband could not support her. Also many teachers were housed by the people of the town in small rooms many times shared.
2007-01-13 04:29:15 · answer #2 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Married women could always be teachers.
From my many years experience as a teacher, married women and particularly MOTHERS make the best teachers because of their life experiences!
2007-01-13 14:42:58 · answer #3 · answered by Love2teach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there has ever been a particular ban on married women becoming teachers. There may have been certain schools that required women teachers to be single, but no law on the matter.
2007-01-13 04:25:04 · answer #4 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They could be teachers when they apply for a teaching position and get it. What country are you from?
2007-01-14 05:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by elizabeth_ashley44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the nineteenth century all the teachers were single females. as for in this century, yes, teachers can be married.
2007-01-13 10:31:04 · answer #6 · answered by Karli P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they always could be teachers
2007-01-13 05:01:30 · answer #7 · answered by magicalpowersofcolors 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now, at this moment in time.,
2007-01-13 06:37:55 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋