1. WOMEN IN THE 1920’s

2. B EFORE THE 1920 S Women had few rights Very strict social rules Clothing Marriage

3. WW1 changed women’s roles in society and their perception of themselves

4. Women’s suffrage 19 th Amendment - 1920 Political force Supported Prohibition even before they could vote Seen as “moral” voters

5. T HE F LAPPER Short hair Short dresses Shapeless dresses, bound chests smoked, drank in public and earned their own money

7. Their was also a sexual liberation as women talked openly about sex, had multiple sexual partners and contraception became more widely accepted These women were nicknamed flappers because of the noise their un-tied shoes would make as they walked

9. Not all women in the 1920s were flappers Northern, urban, single, young, middle-class Held jobs Telephone operators Secretaries Saleswomen at department stores Consumerism

10. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald describes flappers as “ Lovely, expensive and about 19 ”. “ In the 1920 ’ s, a new woman was born. She smoked, drank, danced and voted. She cut her hair, wore make-up, and went to petting parties. She was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper. ”

12. C RASH COURSE : 1920 S http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOR1XCMf7A