Role of Women 🧘♀️ Flashcards
What jobs did women have before the war?
Servants, seamstresses, secretaries and nurses.
When did the Ninteenth Amendment become law?
1920, giving women the right to vote.
Who become the first women to be elected as state governor?
Nellie Taylor Ross of Wyoming in 1924.
How many women were in work by 1929?
10.6 million.
What did women start doing after the war?
~Drive cars
~Play energetic sports
~Smoke in public
What fashion changes occurred to women in 1927?
Hems of skirts were knee level, corset came out of fashion and women had bobs and wore makeup and jewellery.
Who were the famous flappers at the time?
Clara Bow and Joan Crawford.
Give examples of some flapper slang
~”Handcuff” (wedding ring)
~”I have to go see a man about a dog” (buy whiskey)
~”Bump off” (kill)
What women didn’t benefit from the flapper lifestyle?
~Poorer women, who didn’t have the money for the new fashion
~Black women, who were still discriminated against
~Women in the Bible Belt
What did older women think of the flapper movement?
Some were outraged and formed the Anti-Flirt club.
