Welcome Baltimore Polytechnic Institute February 15, 2011 U.S. History Mr. Green

Agenda/Topics To Be Covered The students will identify the causes and results of the changing roles of women in the 1920’s by explaining the image of the flapper Announcement: Chapter 13 Test Next Tuesday Due: Chapter 13 Vocabulary on Wednesday Drill: Analyze the pie-charts on page 460 and answer the following 1. Between 1910 and 1920, which type of work registered the greatest increase? Which type of work registered the greatest decrease? 2. Which type of work in all three periods employed the most women? Which type of work employed the fewest? Motivation: Why do you think young people’s attitudes toward life differ from those of the preceding generation?

The twenties woman Ch. 13 Section 2 pgs. 458-461 Young Women change the rules 1. Experience of WWI 2. Pull of the cities 3. Changing attitudes The Flapper An image of rebellious youth Skirts an inch above the knee Silk stockings Sleek pumps Strings of beads Short hair styles, dyed black Wanted equal status with men

The Double Standard Women governed by a set of principles granting greater sexual freedom to men than to women Women Shed old Roles at Home and at Work New work opportunities Women became teachers, nurses, librarians, social workers, clerical workers Women earned less than men during this time The Changing Family Decline birth rates Family planning/birth control information Ready made clothes, sliced bread, canned foods Compulsory school for children

Independent Work Explain how the flapper symbolized youth rebellion. Be sure to include the actions that women who were considered flappers participated in an attempt to gain equality with men.

Homework 1. Read Chapter 13 Section 3 and prepare for 5 question quiz