On the Women’s Pages: Assimilation and Americanization

Despite the differences exhibited by the various publications in this study, they shared one characteristic: a dedication to becoming Americans, though what constituted “becoming American” varied from journal to journal. Di froyen-velt and Froyen zhurnal expressly declared themselves as vegvayzers for immigrant women. To Forverts, for example, being a good American meant allegiance to the Socialist Party. All of the publications presented a middle-class American lifestyle as desirable, despite differing political and religious ideologies.