1. The Roaring Life of the 1920’s
Traditional attitudes vs. Modern ways of thinking

2. The clash over evolution, Prohibition, and Urbanization were evidence of the changes and conflicts occurring during the 1920’s. This leads to WOMEN redefining their roles in society….

3. Who were Flappers?
Flappers- 1920’s free-thinking young women who embraced new fashions and attitudes. (People such as Coco Chanel)
Embraced
Not showing their female figure
Close fitting hats
bright waistless dresses an inch above the knee
Pumps
Bob hair cuts
Dances such as fox trot, camel walk, tango

4. Young women change the rules
Flappers – symbol of young rebellion
Skirts above the knee!
Short, boyish hair
“kiss-proof” lipstick
women wanted equal status with men.
smoked cigarettes,, drank in public,
wanted equal partnership in marriage
The Double Standard
Miss America Pageant
Women were expected to observe stricter standards of behavior than men
Casual dating increased, but men only officially “courted” women who they would marry
Coco Chanel sporting short hair wearing one of her simple jersey outfits and revealing bare arms and flesh toned stockings.

5. Women shed older roles at home and at work
New work opportunities
Nurses, Teachers, Secretaries, librarians, social workers
Unequal treatment and wages
Male view that women really belonged in the home
The Changing Family
Lower birthrate from increased birth control
Marriages from personal choice rather than family
Teenagers spend more time with other kids their age, and less with family
Child labor laws limit house income

6. Family
“I considered time for reading clubs and my children more important than…careful housework and I just don’t do it.”
–Indiana woman in 1920s.