1. How did women’s role change in the 1920S?
Al-Madinah School / 11th Grade Boys/Girls
Teacher: Br. Siraj
Monday, April 22, 2019

2. Young women’s role in change
Many Started to discard the religion of their fore fathers
Drank and made merry
Demanded same freedom as those of men
Flapper Style:
Short skirts, boyish haircuts, smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, talking openly about sex

3. Changed Attitude towards marriage Double Standard
Equal partnership
Double Standard
Prior to 1920s men courted women only if they intended to marry
In the 1920s casual dating became somewhat acceptable norms
Society however tended to give more sexual freedom to men than women.
Many women drifted between old standards and new trends
Churches and schools also protested new habits.

4. Shedding old roles New Role for Women at Work
More Teachers, Nurses and librarians
Clerical and office machine operators’ job
Store clerks and assembly line workers
Some became pilots, taxi drivers and oil well drillers
10 million women were working

5. Shedding old roles Changes in Family Life
Birth rate dropped at a faster rate due to wider availability of birth control information
Social & technological innovations simplified household works
Stores provided ready-made clothes
Public agencies took care of elderly and disabled

6. ……
Middle class women could now pay more attention to their homes, husband and children
Women had greater equality on marriage
Marriages were based on romantic love and companionship
Children were no longer working with adults

7. …. College educated women found new pressure in life
Working class women still had to suffer
Rebellious adolescents created family problems
Less parental control on the teens

8. Homework
Questions 1 and 2 on page 649