women in the 1920s Flashcards
(6 cards)
Flapper1,2
For urban middle-class women.
WW1 gave women experience in ‘skilled’
work.
Flapper3,4
1920 they got the right to vote.
Domestic work easier due to consumer
goods
Flapper5,6,7
Traditional rules eased – smoked, drink,
sex in cars.
10 million women in jobs in 1929 (24%
more than 1920)
Movies, newspapers, and magazines
showed ‘daring’ women.
Traditional women1,2
Strong conservative element in society.
Most women were more restricted.
Traditional women3,4
Women still paid less than men
Politics did not achieve equality with men
Traditional women5,6