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Why did women have to give up their name, money, and even properties

when they get married but men?

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During the 1930s, women gained rights that they had not previously had, but they still did not have the same rights as men. For example, in 1920, the 19th Amendment of the Constitution was put in place which stated, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of gender. In other words, women now had the right to vote, which gained them political equality. However, there were many other areas in which women did not have equal rights, such as the work force and in the home. Many jobs were unequal, and most men had better jobs than women. Even if women did not have equal jobs, they were still “viewed as Un-American money-grubbers, stealing jobs from men who needed them to support their families”. They were not trusted to have the jobs they did, and were disrespected because they were “stealing” money from the men who needed it to support their families.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbG1t46_jmw#t=54

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http://www.clubfashionista.com/2012/12/flashback-back-to-roaring-20s.html

Citation:

"We Are a Global Lifestyle, Travel and Fashion Guide. Read More about the Latest Trends around the World from International Bloggers. Find out All about the Latest Fashion, Beauty, Fitness, Charities, Parties, Travel and More. Read the Latest Interviews with Top Celebrities, including Top Models, Football/soccer Superstars, Designers, and Artists." We Are a Global Lifestyle, Travel and Fashion Guide. Read More about the Latest Trends around the World from International Bloggers. Find out All about the Latest Fashion, Beauty, Fitness, Charities, Parties, Travel and More. Read the Latest Interviews with Top Celebrities, including Top Models, Football/soccer Superstars, Designers, and Artists. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. <http://www.clubfashionista.com/2012/12/flashback-back-to-roaring-20s.html>.

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"History Engine: Tools for Collaborative Education and Research | Episodes.

"History Engine: Tools for Collaborative Education and Research | Episodes. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2015.

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A Southern Belle is the ideal young lady of the American Old South’s upper class developed in 1930,

whose crucial professions were mainly both wifehood and motherhood. When they got

married to someone, they had to give up their their name, money, and properties as well as liberty to

their each of their husbands, even though they are from upper class's family. They had duty of being

pure and untouchable until they were married, and they were also supposed to be faithful to

their husband no matter what after getting married. Their loyalty lay with God and their families.

In addition, it was also expected that they were to keep up with the latest fashions of the time to the best

of their ability. The presence of graceful southern belles was not only happening in Mississippi, but also

throughout the entire South and became one of its defining characteristics.

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Violet, Roger. Concours D’élégance En 1925. 1925. N.p.Strap Shoes. 2010. N.p.

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1. How do women roles now differ from the women roles in the 1920s?

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Common Factors:

Same style of round hats, supposed to cover their hair

Skirts are all at the knee

Baggy long sleeve tops

Same style of shoes: Not too high heels (thick) with the same strap

called “T-strap shoes

If you were a women living with these expectations would you have cooperated with them? Why?

(violet)

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"Digital History." Digital History. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2015.

"Taboos for Women in the 1930's." Prezi.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2015.

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During the 1920s and 1930s, many of the woman's actions were considered taboos. Although if men did them they were only frowned upon, and they weren’t considered as a taboo. Women were not allowed to show any skin, showing the slightest bit of her ankle and she is considered inappropriate. They were only allowed to wear dresses up to their ankles, and their sleeves covering their wrists, pants were unacceptable for women to wear. It was improper for women to smoke in public, it was also improper to talk to men they have not been introduced to, they cannot flirt with them or be friendly. Having sexual intercourse before marriage is a big taboo, and she would be known as an inappropriate woman. Having sexual intercouse while your married but with another man, meaning having an affair, is an equally mad taboo. Many people thought when  a women worked outside of the house that they were stealing the jobs away from the men.

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In 1920, after 72 years of suffrage, women had the right to vote since the 19th amendment had passed. Women did not win new opportunities in the workplace. Although, the American work contained 8 million women in 1920. Domestic service remained the biggest occupation for women, followed by secretaries, typists, and clerks which are all low paying jobs. The American Federation of Labor remained incredibly bitter towards women because they did not want them competing for men’s jobs. Even the successful women had a hard time because they were paid much less than their male co-worker. Most of them were focusing mostly on “female” occupation such as nursing and teaching.

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Violet, Roger. Concours D’élégance En 1925. 1925. N.p.Strap Shoes. 2010. N.p.

Ware, Susan. Holding Their Own: American Women in the 1930s. Boston: Twayne  1982.Print.
Gladney, Margaret Rose. "Introduction to the 1994 Edition." Killers of the Dream. New York: Norton, 1994.

Smith, Lillian. Killers of the Dream. New York: Norton, 1994.

Tucker, Susan. Telling Memories Among Southern Women. New York: Schocken, 1988.

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In 1930's the roles of man and women varied greatly. A lot of women were employed yet did not have good jobs with very low wages. Women could do the same job as man, but would only get paid half as much wages than man. After the work, women were expected to become a housewife. Widows and single women however, had a tough life having to take care of their children and having to survive. Although there was much progress in 1920's towards more rights for women, after the Great Depression, the focus shifted from women's focus. The women's job was to keep their family together. On the other hand, the typical black women in the South was a cook, housekeeper, nursemaid who worked under a white family. "It was not a rare sight in my generation to see a black woman with a dark baby at one breast and a white one at the other, rocking them both in her wide lap" (Smith 130). The black nurse or housekeeper often represented comfort and ease to kids who didn't have a mother. The Southern women roles are to keep the Southern Tradition which means woman is responsible for keeping the social order. However, black nurse or house keeper was more easy, permissive, therefore, the kids felt better around black women than white women.