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Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Section 2 Section 2 The Twenties The Twenties Woman Woman

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Page 1: Chapter 21 Section 2 The Twenties Woman. Chapter 21 Section 2

Chapter 21 Section Chapter 21 Section 22

The Twenties The Twenties WomanWoman

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The Twenties WomanThe Twenties Woman

Chapter 21Chapter 21

Section 2Section 2

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The FlapperThe Flapper

Represented the idea of Represented the idea of rebellious youthrebellious youth

Reflected the image of a new Reflected the image of a new sophisticated womansophisticated woman

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Pre – war clothes disappeared Pre – war clothes disappeared

Replaced with bright, shorter Replaced with bright, shorter dresses, silk stockings, dresses, silk stockings, pumps, beads and braceletspumps, beads and bracelets

Flappers clipped theirFlappers clipped their

hair into “bobs” and hair into “bobs” and

dyed it blackdyed it black

Wore dark lipstickWore dark lipstick

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The New Attitude The New Attitude

The Twenties woman was more The Twenties woman was more assertive - she did things that assertive - she did things that would have ruined herwould have ruined her

reputation in the pastreputation in the pastSmoking, drinking Smoking, drinking

in public, playing golfin public, playing golf

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The New Attitude cont. . .The New Attitude cont. . .

Attitudes toward marriage Attitudes toward marriage changedchanged

Marriage was viewed as an Marriage was viewed as an equal partnership although equal partnership although women did have certain roleswomen did have certain roles

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The Double StandardThe Double Standard

The media promoted the The media promoted the image of the flapperimage of the flapper

Traditionalists in churches Traditionalists in churches and schools protested the and schools protested the “new woman”“new woman”

Casual dating became Casual dating became acceptedaccepted

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The Double StandardThe Double Standard

Despite casual dating, Despite casual dating, women were held to stricter women were held to stricter standards of behaviorstandards of behavior

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New Work OpportunitiesNew Work Opportunities

Work opportunities changed Work opportunities changed for women as men returned for women as men returned from the war and growing from the war and growing mechanizationmechanization

1 million female college 1 million female college graduates moved into graduates moved into “women’s professions”“women’s professions”

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The number of women as The number of women as police officers, bankers, police officers, bankers, lawyers and probation officers lawyers and probation officers increased as wellincreased as well

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Big business also created a Big business also created a need for clerical workersneed for clerical workers

By 1930, 10 million women By 1930, 10 million women were earning wageswere earning wages

Medical schools imposed a Medical schools imposed a 5% quota on female 5% quota on female admissionsadmissions

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Men argued that a woman’s Men argued that a woman’s real place was in the homereal place was in the home

Patterns of discrimination Patterns of discrimination and inequality for women in and inequality for women in the business world were the business world were establishedestablished

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The Changing FamilyThe Changing Family

The birthrate was continually The birthrate was continually dropping in the 1920s – women dropping in the 1920s – women were having fewer childrenwere having fewer children

Agencies and institutions Agencies and institutions handled more and more family handled more and more family taskstasksSchools, nursing homes, ready Schools, nursing homes, ready

made clothes, etc.made clothes, etc.

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Attitudes toward MarriageAttitudes toward Marriage

Marriage was based on Marriage was based on personalpersonal choice instead of choice instead of family choicesfamily choices

Couples began to get Couples began to get divorced if they weren’t divorced if they weren’t happy in their marriagehappy in their marriage

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Working WomenWorking Women

Most women stayed home as Most women stayed home as housewiveshousewives

If a woman worked:If a woman worked: it was thought that her husband it was thought that her husband

failed as the breadwinnerfailed as the breadwinnerher family really needed the her family really needed the

incomeincomeshe had a college degreeshe had a college degree

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Working WomenWorking Women

Women who worked had to Women who worked had to balance both work and familybalance both work and family

Led to rebellious teensLed to rebellious teensTeens spent more time at Teens spent more time at

school than at work (child school than at work (child labor laws)labor laws)

Extra socializing led to Extra socializing led to rebellionrebellion

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Quick CheckQuick Check

Changes:Women in the 1920s

Lifestyles Families Jobs