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Paula
Sexuality:
While outward (hetero)sexuality was becoming less taboo, lesbians were seen as unusual, dangerous, and a threat to masculinity.
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Lesbians often married men for financial or social reasons.
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Communities of openly gay women were very slowly growing, developing their own slang as well.
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Economic class:
1935: The Social Security Act provided relief for many people affected by the Great Depression in the years prior
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The lack of job opportunities during the Great Depression made it even more difficult for women to find work.
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