Change in Women's Role in 1920 by Seianna Budd

The Changing Role of the American Women--

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- The changing role of women was a result of the work they did during the war.

-The number of working women increased 25 percent

-All women were given the right to vote in 1920

-Number of divorces was doubled and made easier

-Women embraced more fashion and social trends

Women's Independence-

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-Women developed into political and social activists to reform what they could to society.

-They formed many groups that were strictly for women to work together on what they need to accomplish. In these groups, they wanted to prove to men that they can do anything without a man's help.

-Women fought for the right to vote for about seventy-two years and on August 16,1920 the nineteenth amendment was ratified and women could vote in all elections.

-Little after women were able to vote they soon started working together to win political offices.

Flapper Women-

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-Flappers were women who represented the American change within women, and began wearing more scandalous clothing.

-Flappers were women who had the reputation of being confident and free during the roaring twenties.

-Women of the this time became more independent and began to loosen up on certain things.

-Flappers wore make up, flapper dress (short dresses), pearls, red lipstick, jewelry, flapper headbands, and had short hair cuts such as "bobs."

-cut their hair and listened to jazz

Women Competing for Jobs-

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-During World War I women wanted to serve their country and give it its every need

-Women took any jobs they could get, but earned very low wages.

-Change came throughout the 1920's, and about fifteen percent of normal wage-earning women became professionals.

-The number of women working rose fifty percent in the 1920's.

-Even though they had jobs, women still weren't getting paid near equally the same as men.

-As workers they were more influenced in their society to work harder and make a change.

The 19th Amendment

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-it was passed by congress on June 4th 1919

-then later ratified on August 18th, 1920

-the Womens suffrage Clause gave the right to women to vote

-they were able to obtain college degrees learned to drive and work

What Were the Roles of Women in the 1920's?

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-Majority remained a traditional house wife.

-Roles in the workplace included factory workers, salesclerks, and telephone operators.

-The number of women attending college rose to ten percent by the end of the 1920's

Divorce

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-divorce was made easier in the 1920s for women

-the women would not stay at home and put up with their horrible husbands

-the number of divorces doubled in America