women in the 1920’s. b efore the 1920 s women had few rights very strict social rules clothing...
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Women’s suffrage
19th Amendment - 1920 •Political force
• Supported Prohibition even before they could vote
• Seen as “moral” voters
The Flapper
Short hair Short dresses Shapeless dresses, bound chests smoked, drank in public and earned
their own money
Their was also a sexual liberation as women talked openly about sex, had multiple sexual partners and contraception became more widely accepted
These women were nicknamed flappers because of the noise their un-tied shoes would make as they walked
Not all women in the 1920s were flappers Northern, urban, single, young, middle-class Held jobs
Telephone operators Secretaries Saleswomen at department stores
Consumerism
Author F. Scott Fitzgerald describes flappers as “Lovely, expensive and about 19”.
“In the 1920’s, a new woman was born. She smoked, drank, danced and voted. She cut her hair, wore make-up, and went to petting parties. She was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper.”