Chapter 13 Section 2 Pages 440-443 The Twenties Woman Chapter 13 Section 2 Pages 440-443
Objectives Explain how the image of the flapper embodied the changing values and attitudes of young women in the 1920s. Identify the causes and the results of the changing roles of women in the 1920s.
Main Idea American Women pursued new lifestyles and assumed new jobs and different roles in society during the 1920s
Why It Matters Now Workplace opportunities and trends in family life are still major issues for woman today.
One American’s Story Zelda Sayre is the model of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s independent, unconventional, ambitious female characters.
WOMEN AT TURN OF THE CENTURY WOMEN IN THE 1920s
Flapper
The Flapper - an emancipated young woman who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes of the day.
1920 Hair styles
January, 1923 How is the style of the 1920s reflected in this magazine cover?
Anti-Flapper Laws Utah - Fine or imprisonment for wearing skirts higher than 3”above the ankle Virginia - Woman can’t wear shirts or evening gowns displaying more than 3” of throat Ohio - No neckline more than 2” in depth & no garment composed of any transparent material to be sold
WOMEN BEING ARRESTED IN 1922 FOR WEARING REVEALING BATHING SUITS
THE NEW WOMAN OF THE 1920s 1872 1926
The uniqueness of the flapper was that certain already existing cultural elements became normal for: A) Big city, upper class, women B) Minority women C) White middle–class women D) Small isolated rural areas E) White, poor, rural women
Young Women Change the Rules Social behaviors changed Smoking cigarettes Drinking Dating – courtship Danced with abandon Marriage of equals Housework and child-rearing are the exception
Young Women Change the Rules The Double Standard The flapper is more image than widespread reality A set of principles granting greater dating freedom to men than to women.
Women Shed Old Roles College grads turn to “women’s professions” teachers, nurses and librarians Big business Typists, filing clerks, secretaries, stenographers, and office-machine operators. Flying planes, driving taxis, and drilling oil wells 1930 = 10 million working Few managerial positions and unequal pay
Salary Parity In 1998, women earned 73 cents for every dollar earned by men ($25,862 compared with $35,345), not statistically different from their all-time high in this regard of 74 cents ($23,710 versus $32,144) in 1996. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/1999/cb99-188.html
Salary Parity Women come closest to attaining earnings parity with men during their younger years among 25-to-34-year olds, women earned 82 cents for every dollar earned by men in 1998 ($25,556 compared with $31,262). http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/1999/cb99-188.html
Women Shed Old Roles The Changing Family Declining birthrate Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth-control clinic in the US Ready-made clothes, sliced bread, and canned food Public agencies for elderly, public health clinics, and workers’ compensation
Women Shed Old Roles Greater equality in marriage More romance and companionship Children attending school, not working Parents relying on child-rearing manuals and experts Teens study and socialize with other teens Increasingly resist parental control