1. T HE R OARING L IFE OF THE 1920 S The 20s Woman

2. Y OUNG W OMEN IN THE 20 S The emancipated woman arrived in the 1920s They cut their hair short, wore short dresses, smoked, drank in public, earned their own money, and danced. Charleston

3. W OMEN Women entered the workforce in greater numbers but were limited to certain categories of jobs They were usually clerks, nurses, teachers, and maids They were paid less than men

4. W OMEN AND M EN One of the biggest changes was the revolt against sexual taboos

5. W OMEN AND M EN Some were influenced by Sigmund Freud who stressed the role of sexual repression in mental illness

6. W OMEN AND M EN The use of contraceptives was still illegal in almost every state but Sanger and other advocates achieved growing acceptance in the 20s

7. W OMEN AND M EN Flappers danced dances, like the foxtrot and Charleston, reputation for greater sexual promiscuity

8. W OMEN AND M EN This conflicted with the older generation’s ideas of what women should do Get married Have children Clean house Obey their husbands

9. W OMEN AND M EN This double standard, requiring a different set of behaviors for men and women, continues today Women of the 1920s used more efficient electrical appliances to make their jobs easier or hired cheap immigrant help

10. W OMEN AND M EN There are also studies that show that as more appliances came available for women, the level of expectation also rose Example – 4 burner stoves meant 4 course meals Vacuum cleaners meant floors cleaned daily

11. W OMEN AND M EN The divorce rate was 1 in 8 in 1920 By 1930, it was 1 in 6 Birthrates declined

12. W OMEN New child labor laws kept most children out of factories or at home or in schools

13. Y OUTH IN THE 1920 S Young people acted as if they did not have a care in the world Pole sitting, eating goldfish, dance marathons, going to speakeasies were all the ‘bees knees’ of the Roaring 20s