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The Twenties woman
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End of the Victorian Era
Named after Queen Victoria in England Women born in 1900 had Victorian mothers. They became adults in the 1920s.
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Women in the Roaring 20s Work opportunities Fashion Changing Roles
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Job Opportunities Businesses need office worker-type jobs such as:
Typists Filing clerks Secretaries
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Job Opportunities Factory workers
Lived away from parents now that they had an income
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Job Opportunities for College Grads
Women were confined to more “maternal” jobs Teachers Nurses Librarians Social workers Pediatrics
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Labor Force At the start of the decade, women composed 23.6% of the labor force At the end of the decade women composed 27% of the labor force
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http://beautifullittlefools2. blogspot. com/2010/05/flappers-of-1920s
Fashion Flapper The Bob Felt Hats Waistless Dresses Short Dresses Pumps The image of the 20s woman rebelled against the Victorian era. Women asserted independence
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Changing Roles Women Right to vote
Birth rate down due to birth control Casual dating now accepted Marriage viewed as equal partnership
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Changing Roles of Typical Women
Didn’t have to take care of parents New technological advances Had time for hobbies
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First Times 1st Woman Governor Compete in field events in Olympics
Silent movies
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Bibliography
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Bibliography http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties
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