SWBAT: Describe the changes women experienced during the 1920s both inside the home and in society. Homework: Response: what a flapper? Do Now: How would you describe this woman? The Twenties WomanThe Twenties Woman

Vocab Review ▪Nativism ▪Communism ▪Palmer Raids (not bolded, p. 619) ▪Sacco and Vanzetti ▪KKK (not bolded, p. 621) ▪Emergency Quota Act of 1921 (not bolded, p. 621) ▪Calvin Coolidge ▪Installment Plan ▪Prohibition ▪Fundamentalism ▪Flapper ▪Harlem Renaissance ▪Marcus Garvey

Women of the early 20 th Century ▪Traditionally stayed in the home to cook and clean. ▪Expected to have children and be a good mother. ▪Dressed conservatively and were to behave as virtuous women should. ▪Married young and were to be loyal and faithful wives.

So how do we get from this to this? 1890s1920s

Reason 1: World War I and its aftermath ▪World War I and its effects: –Questioning religion ▪What effect could war have on religion and a person’s beliefs? –“We could die tomorrow” mindset ▪How could this change your behavior and ideas?

Reason 2: Changes in the Home ▪Time saving appliances meant women had to spend less time cooking and cleaning. ▪Readymade items that could be purchased in the store (i.e sliced bread, clothing, etc.) freed women from making these items themselves.

Reason 3: Changes in the Workforce ▪The economic boom of the 1920s meant women had the opportunity to work in “womanly professions”. –Teachers, nurses, secretaries, typists, and librarians. –Kept women out of the house and at their jobs. ▪However, this is the beginning of gender discrimination and inequality for women in the workplace.

Reason 4: Changes in the family ▪1870s: birth control was made illegal. ▪People like Margaret Sanger brought birth control and family planning to national attention. –Opened the first birth control clinic in –Was arrested. Judge ruled women did not have "the right to copulate with a feeling of security that there will be no resulting conception." ▪By the end of the 1920s, doctors recognized the benefits of birth control and clinics were more common. ▪How might birth control change the way women understand and feel about sex and child-bearing?

All of this led to the flapper ▪Flappers changed the way women were perceived by society. ▪Challenged and then redefined social roles for women. ▪But what is a flapper?

Activity- Illustrate a Flapper ▪In your group, first read A Flapper's Appeal to Parents ▪Then on a separate sheet of paper, draw what you imagine a flapper to look like from Ellen Welles Page’s description. ▪Your illustration should include: –An appropriate look (hair, clothing, shoes, etc.) –A setting that has the flapper engaging in an activity that a flapper might be involved in. –A thought or speech bubble that a flapper might think or say. ▪At the bottom answer the question: what does Ms. Page want parents to do? You may want to highlight or underline these as you read.

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