Amid the optimism of the American dream, however ... the women remained at home. In the 1950s, women mostly stayed at home after marriage and did not pursue higher education or better job prospects.

are among the many factors making the American Dream increasingly out of reach for the middle class. GOBankingRates asked ...

Throughout U.S. history, the American Dream has meant the ability to build ... That need inspired the prosperity of the 1940s and 1950s and allowed the next generation to aspire to goals beyond ...

Ford Library But all was not well for African Americans in the 1950s. Millions had returned home from World War II to find themselves excluded from the American dream. In an age of rising ...