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Twenties Women Ch 21 Sect 2 Pg 646
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Women change the Rules Women began asserting their independence. Rejecting values of the 19 th century Demand the same freedoms as men
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Flapper - an emancipated woman who embraced new fashions & an urban attitude. Short hair, fitted hats, bright dresses, dyed hair Began smoking, drinking, & talking of sex openly. Viewed marriage as an equal partnership.
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Double Standard Flapper did NOT reflect the attitudes of most women. Advertisements created a double standard – a set of principles granting greater sexual freedom to men than women.
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Old Roles at Home & Work Work –Became teachers, nurses, & librarians –Few rose to management jobs –Earned less money than men Home –Birthrate decreases Increase availability of birth control –Technology simplified household chores –Marriages based on romantic feelings
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Education & Popular Culture Ch 21 Sect 3 Pg 652
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Schools Shape Mass Culture School enrollment increased to from 1 million – 4 million in the 1920’s. Began offering a broader range of courses for industrial jobs. Education increased literacy rates in the U.S. Taxes to finance schools also doubled
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Mass Media & Mass Culture Higher literacy rates led to increases in newspaper & magazine subscriptions. Growing mass media shaped mass culture. Radio was the most powerful communications medium to emerge.
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New Heroes Charles Lindbergh – made the first solo flight across the Atlantic ocean –From New York to Paris –Stood for honesty & bravery –Paved the way for others
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Entertainment Movies became a national pastime –Means of escape through romance & comedy F. Scott Fitzgerald – coined the term “Jazz Age” –Wrote The Great Gatsby –Revealed the negative side of the period's gaiety & freedom.
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Entertainment Ernest Hemingway – became the best known author of the time. Criticized the glorification of WWI Introduced a tough simplified style of writing.
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