1920’s Women
Target Determine how women’s roles changed during the 1920’s by comparing it to today’s woman.
Jobs Booming industries Office work Factories Stores
Professional Jobs Teachers Librarians Typists Secretaries Stenographers Nurses 24% of American Workers
Family Birth rate goes down Why? Availability of birth control Simplified family life New electrical technology More free time
Marriage Divorce rate increases Why???
Family Life Housewives If they work…husband is a failure Rebellious teens Why? Strict child labor laws Kids in school Peer pressure
Life Styles “Tomorrow we die” attitude Flapper New fashions + urban attitudes Fun, dancing, partying, casual dating More assertive Bid for equal status
Double Standards
Target Determine how women’s roles changed during the 1920’s by comparing it to today’s woman.
Questions 1. What is Pop-Culture? 2. What can Pop-Culture tell us about society?