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Georgia Stories

High School Dropouts

Special | 5m 34sVideo has Closed Captions

High school dropouts in the 1950s were able to support themselves, but not today.

4/22/1995 | Rating NR

Georgia Stories

High School Dropouts

Special | 5m 34sVideo has Closed Captions

High school dropouts in the 1950s were able to support themselves, but not today.

High school dropouts in the 1950s were able to support themselves, but not today.

4/22/1995 | Rating NR

Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback

Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback

Georgia Stories is a local public television program presented by GPB

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Georgia Stories

High School Dropouts

Special | 5m 34sVideo has Closed Captions

High school dropouts in the 1950s were able to support themselves, but not today.

4/22/1995 | Rating NR

Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback

Genre

History

Maturity Rating

NR

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Modern Georgia, Part V (season 2)
Women in the Work Force, Teenagers and the Economy, High School Dropouts
Women in the Work Force
Prior to the 1960s it was unusual for women to have careers outside the home.
Teenagers and the Economy
Today’s teen is twice as likely to get a job as a teenager in the 1950s.

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Georgia Stories is a local public television program presented by GPB