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1 The Twenties Woman 13.2 Notes

2 Young Women Change the Rules
Involvement in WWI Changing attitudes Urbanization and city culture Assertion of independence Rejection of traditional values Demand for same freedoms as men

3 Flappers Flapper = an emancipated young woman who
embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes of the 20s The Look… Close-fitting felt hats Bright waistless dresses Hemlines above the knee Skin colored stockings Pumps Strings of beads Dark colored, short, boyish hairstyles (bobs)

4 "I had no idea of originating an American flapper when I first began to write. I simply took girls whom I knew very well and, because they interested me as unique human beings, I used them for my heroines." F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nov. 1923

5 More assertive attitude Smoked cigarettes, drank in public
Openly talking about sex Marriage viewed as equal partnership to an extent New dances Fox trot, tango, Charleston, shimmy

6 Double Standard Media depicted images of flappers and the “new woman”
Considered “rebellious youths” Morals loosened only so far Protests from churches and schools Men still “courted” women they intended to marry Double standard Set of principles granting greater sexual freedom to men than to women Women torn between new and old standards

7 New Work Opportunities
Female workers replaced after WWI Men = breadwinners Women still looked for paid work Women’s professions Teachers, nurses, librarians, secretaries 10 million earning wages by 1930 Earned less than men Never reached managerial positions Discriminated against by men

8 Changing Families Birthrate dropped faster in 1920s
Birth control more available Clinics opened, info given to women by doctors Technology simplified housework Ready-made clothes, canned food, sliced bread Greater equality in marriages Based on love and companionship Children in school, not working in factories

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