Exercise #17 - Chart: Women College Graduates, 1940-1980

Use The 5 Ts Worksheet to analyze the chart below, and then answer the question that follows. Refer to Chapter 17 (page 69) for guidance on using The 5 Ts for effective chart analysis.

1. What trends do you see in the percentage of women as a total of college graduates from 1940 to 1980?
2. What factors account for these trends?
3. Can you think of an individual woman who would take pride in the trends from 1960 to 1980?