Working Women In The 1920s

During the 1930s women is not treated equal with men and they are very different with each other. The amount of women actually getting jobs are less likely to men getting jobs. Fashion is also very different, women are in plain dresses while men are in blue denim jackets. Women during the Great Depression are actually depressed because they can not get jobs and their wages are half as as much as men. Men gets good jobs and amazing wages but at least both still got their fashion.

The 1920’s which was also called the Roaring Twenties was a era of economic prosperity and dramatic social change. The 19 amendment that was ratified on August 1920 gave the right of women to vote and the impact of World War I resulted in women questioning traditional morals and values, becoming rebellious. When men left for the war it caused women to have new jobs such as working in factories. Also, “the number of women attending college rose to 10% of the population by the end of the 1920's." Due to women having the opportunity to have jobs and go to college women became more mobile. The corset limited women to be mobile in this era which caused the production of coresets to quickly decline. Less women wearing corset made their figure to be more boyish and straight. The women of this era was called the Flappers, free spirited women, representing the new change of how women looked. The Flappers “lacked hips, breasts, and a defined waist”. They would dress in dresses above their knee and ankle showing more legs and having bare arms. They would also stray away from having long hair and cut their hair into a bob to symbolize freedom and independency. As a reason of women questioning traditional values they began to drink, smoke and be more sexual in this era. The 1920’s was also the age of Jazz which influenced women to go out and dance and women having more flamboyant and exuberant moves. In the 1920’s to be equal among men they had to have a figure of men,

The 1920s had a big impact on American life all around; however, one of the biggest changes during this time period was in the roles of women. During this time period, women started dressing different, leaving the house, getting jobs, and gaining rights. On top of all of that, they had a bigger role in education, they began taking parts in politics, and divorce became more of a common thing. This may not seem like a big deal to people today, but this was very important at the time. Prior, women had next to no rights. They lived to wait on and please their husbands. Women rarely even left the house. This time period could be said to have paved the way for modern day feminism and women’s roles. This was the time period when they began to be free and stop worrying about how society thought they should live. However, the question still remains: Did the changing roles of women in the 1920s really have a significant effect on women’s roles today? In the next few pages, one will be given examples of women’s role before, during, and after the 1920s. In each paragraph, the roles, rights, impacts, and more that women had at these times will be explained. To conclude, a comparison on how women were thought to act in these different time periods will be made in order to come up with an answer for the question stated above.

Women’s rights broadened as divorce and abortion became easier in the 1920s. Some determined women were able to enter the professions or become skilled technical specialists.

Marriage in the 1920’s was very different from marriage in 1700’s. Divorce was skyrocketing  because of the starting of women's movements. Instead of, being forced to stay married. Women could now divorce their partners, if they fault like they were be abused or the sparks wasn't flying anymore. There are many reasons why women would leave their husbands. The relationships between married couples change in a good way. They started to communicate and support each other wishes. They wasn't forced to marry because their parents thought it would be best. They actually got to know each other before getting committed. The roles of women changed in the marriage. They could now have a job or two to help the husband out. They

In the early 1900’s some women were employed but it was nothing near the availability that men could choose what they wanted to do. Women did not have the chance to get almost any job where they had authority. Lower class women could be hired as household help or servants, assembly line laborers, prostitutes, and so on. Middle class women could help, now and again, with a family-run company, yet by and large, the economy and the general public directed that women ought to work in the home, dealing with home and health. They could be instructed and could examine, the length of it, as long as it didn't get in the way of their housework. Any genuine or energetic study of any subject was viewed as unsafe to the family, unless that genuine and enthusiastic

The women activists of the era in the early 1900-1920s have provided awareness into the problems of the progressive era and also into the role of women as it was changing in public life. In the early 1900s, America was confronted with the effects of industrialization that was occurring, the growing importance of economic power, and urbanization of the cities, and a high rate of new immigrants. The changes mentioned above created fears especially in women that traditional values were being lost because wealth was more important. The was a growing desire among the women in society to change the negative effects of industrialization and to convince the government to care more about the social well-being of the people which was eventually known

include a brief remark of the extract concerned with the increasing political influence of women in the 1920’s.

After reading both of the short articles, what really stuck out to me is how in the face of adversity and pressure from people to simply stay put in typical women roles, that women continued to break the glass ceiling. With the back lash of feminism and what many fought for in the sixties and seventies it would be very easy to see that women of the eighties were stepping away from that role. Many would say that women of that era failed their mother’s generation, but what I see is that these women had to make their own way, all be it different from their mothers, but in their own right were pioneering women’s rights in the second wave of the movement. Finally allowing the term “date rape” to be considered as real rape, is such a huge step forward

Ah, the roaring 20´s. A decade where dancing, drinking and having fun were the most important things.

Ever since the United States entered the Industrial revolution of the 19th century, the opportunity for women to work outside of the home has increased. The work that was available for women at the time were jobs that would be related to what they would have done at home such as cooking, and textile work. As time, and technology progressed, and business began to expand. Women would move in to clerical work as well which would still be just considered woman’s work. It wasn’t until World War 2 when women began operating in male dominated jobs, that led women into more public jobs. With women now competing with men for the same job, they noticed that they would be paid differently than men. These were not isolated incidents, and the notion of

The 1920s inspired many artistic masterpieces that are still admired today. Architecture, art, fashion, literature, music, and films changed and developed in the 20s as a result of social and economic changes. Artists captured everyday life and the enthusiasm of society in their works. The historical events surrounding the 1920s changed American society, as reflected in C. Coles Phillips painting “Travel Number.”

The 19th Amendment, passed in 1920, marked an immense leap forward with regard to the role of women in American society. The embrace of personal freedom by the “New Woman” is reflected in the 1925 novel, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, by Anita Loos, and the 1953 American musical comedy film adaptation by Howard Hawks. In the twenty-eight years that separated these works, however, a different vision of society - and in particular, of women - arose, and this is depicted through the presentation of female sexuality, gender dominance, and intellect, showing that the women of the 1950's were far more empowered than their 1920's sisters.

The 1920s were a time of vast change and advancement in all spheres, from politics to the economy to society. The changes from the First World War still affected the new post-war America. The largest beneficiaries of this new world order were women. The 1920s were a period of liberation for women due to increased social freedom, legal rights, and economic opportunities.

“ Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has,” commented Margaret Mead after a lifetime of observing diversity in cultures from around the world. After 150 years of fighting for equality among the sexes, people today have no idea of the struggle that women went through so that women of future generations could have the same privileges as men. Several generations have come since the women’s right movement and the women of these generations have different opportunities in family life, religion, government, employment, and education that women have fought for. The women’s rights movement began with a small group of