Women
Essential Question
How does the Flapper represent the "new woman"? Were the 1920's successful for the women's movement?
The flapper represents the new woman because from 1920's on the woman could now express personal choice. They could do in a sense what they wanted. This was showed through their controversial actions such as smoking or drinking. The new woman would not bow done tho their husband, for they would show that they could work a job and could do some of the things men did.
The Women's Movement in the 1920's was very successful. A summary of the achievements are as follows:
How does the Flapper represent the "new woman"? Were the 1920's successful for the women's movement?
The flapper represents the new woman because from 1920's on the woman could now express personal choice. They could do in a sense what they wanted. This was showed through their controversial actions such as smoking or drinking. The new woman would not bow done tho their husband, for they would show that they could work a job and could do some of the things men did.
The Women's Movement in the 1920's was very successful. A summary of the achievements are as follows:
- passage of the 19th amendment which allowed women to vote
- established more equality in the workplace by working pink collared positions
- beginning to work for equality among men and women through suggested legislation
- the expression of personal choice
- the ability for a women to control their own body through Margret Sanger's Planned Par ency
How did the flappers change the view of women in the 1920's?
Flappers caused women to believe that drinking, treating sex casually, smoking, driving in an automobile, and otherwise insulting social/sexual norms was ok. They caused a lot of women to change their ways and to act according to these principles. This caused the group to grow and made women in general being seen more as immature, prostitutes, and crazy. Women were no longer seen as being polite and were no longer staying around the house. They were seen at bars and parties doing things like drinking and smoking, which showed that women were rebellious.
Flappers caused women to believe that drinking, treating sex casually, smoking, driving in an automobile, and otherwise insulting social/sexual norms was ok. They caused a lot of women to change their ways and to act according to these principles. This caused the group to grow and made women in general being seen more as immature, prostitutes, and crazy. Women were no longer seen as being polite and were no longer staying around the house. They were seen at bars and parties doing things like drinking and smoking, which showed that women were rebellious.
What gains did the Women's Movement make during the 1920's?
Prior to the 1920's the Women's role in the family was to live plainly, working hard and devoting a lot of time towards religion. They challenged the "old ways" and began to enact the "new way". They enacted the right of personal choice which would lead to the allowance of women's suffrage. Women were allowed to vote after the 19th amendment was passed on August 18, 1920 which was a huge achievement for Women's Movement. Later in 1923 the Women provided congress with legislation that would disallow discrimination based on sex. Although it wasn't passed it defiantly was a gain towards the movement in the long run. With the combination of Alice Paul and the push for equality among men and women, women were pushing for equal wages for men and women. They never achieved equal wages but did overturn the minimum wage laws through the Adkins vs Children's Hospital case which ruled that minimum wage laws violate a citizen's right to freely contract work. They also gained a lot of "pink collared jobs" such as teachers, secretaries, and nurses. The Women's movement also made gains by making women feel more free. Through Margret Sanger, women were allowed to control there own bodies by having birth control. Finally women were being more educated and were even allowed to compete in the Olympics in 1928, all because of the Women's Movement.
Prior to the 1920's the Women's role in the family was to live plainly, working hard and devoting a lot of time towards religion. They challenged the "old ways" and began to enact the "new way". They enacted the right of personal choice which would lead to the allowance of women's suffrage. Women were allowed to vote after the 19th amendment was passed on August 18, 1920 which was a huge achievement for Women's Movement. Later in 1923 the Women provided congress with legislation that would disallow discrimination based on sex. Although it wasn't passed it defiantly was a gain towards the movement in the long run. With the combination of Alice Paul and the push for equality among men and women, women were pushing for equal wages for men and women. They never achieved equal wages but did overturn the minimum wage laws through the Adkins vs Children's Hospital case which ruled that minimum wage laws violate a citizen's right to freely contract work. They also gained a lot of "pink collared jobs" such as teachers, secretaries, and nurses. The Women's movement also made gains by making women feel more free. Through Margret Sanger, women were allowed to control there own bodies by having birth control. Finally women were being more educated and were even allowed to compete in the Olympics in 1928, all because of the Women's Movement.
How was life different for women in the 1920's compared to the Progressive Era (1900-1920)?
In the progressive era women mainly worked factory jobs or stayed at home as a stay at home mom. They roles were to take care of their kids, listen to their husbands, and devote time to their religion. They were seen as seconds in societies, as men were seen as having a greater importance in society. The women were very modest in dress, wearing dresses over skirts, and wearing more clothing.
In the 1920's however, the women began to expand their role in society. They were now pulled out of the home and called to work in the factories and other jobs, earning pink collared jobs such as teachers, secretaries, and nurses. They began to express more control over themselves while not listening to the customs of old society. They would be rebellious by smoking, drinking, and sleeping around. They had their hair down and wore short skirts. They were now allowed to vote so they were now seen as important to politicians. Finally the women were not spending as much time in the home as they shopped and took roles as community leaders.
In the progressive era women mainly worked factory jobs or stayed at home as a stay at home mom. They roles were to take care of their kids, listen to their husbands, and devote time to their religion. They were seen as seconds in societies, as men were seen as having a greater importance in society. The women were very modest in dress, wearing dresses over skirts, and wearing more clothing.
In the 1920's however, the women began to expand their role in society. They were now pulled out of the home and called to work in the factories and other jobs, earning pink collared jobs such as teachers, secretaries, and nurses. They began to express more control over themselves while not listening to the customs of old society. They would be rebellious by smoking, drinking, and sleeping around. They had their hair down and wore short skirts. They were now allowed to vote so they were now seen as important to politicians. Finally the women were not spending as much time in the home as they shopped and took roles as community leaders.
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APPARTS
Author: Publisher: N.Y TImes, author is Dr. Harris Of Methodist board, The Methodists or any christian religion is going to condemn the flapper behavior
Place/Times: New York City, 1922. This article was probably published where the flappers were very present and active. The city experienced a lot of flappers and had issues controlling them / their behaviors.
Prior Knowledge: Flappers would go and smoke/drink all around the city saloons and they would be rebellious young women.
Audience: The intended audience were traditionalist, and if the audience were flappers, it wouldn't condemn the behavior.
Reason: The article was designed to calm peoples fears about the behavior of the flappers. It described how it wasn't to late for the women of this age. It was published in 1922 because at that time the flappers behavior was almost common and no longer new.
The Main Idea: The flappers are just responding differently to the times of the early 1900's, they are seen by their parents as immoral and the older generation believes they have little values but the older generation doesn't always realize that they were once in a rebellious sate as well.
Significance: This source tells us that the generations after us will not be the same as our generation. They will posses different morals and values. Today this is important because many parents assume things now are like they were in their time, which leads to misconceptions that could be fixed with this realization that things are not the same today as they used to be.
APPARTS
Author: Publisher: N.Y TImes, author is Dr. Harris Of Methodist board, The Methodists or any christian religion is going to condemn the flapper behavior
Place/Times: New York City, 1922. This article was probably published where the flappers were very present and active. The city experienced a lot of flappers and had issues controlling them / their behaviors.
Prior Knowledge: Flappers would go and smoke/drink all around the city saloons and they would be rebellious young women.
Audience: The intended audience were traditionalist, and if the audience were flappers, it wouldn't condemn the behavior.
Reason: The article was designed to calm peoples fears about the behavior of the flappers. It described how it wasn't to late for the women of this age. It was published in 1922 because at that time the flappers behavior was almost common and no longer new.
The Main Idea: The flappers are just responding differently to the times of the early 1900's, they are seen by their parents as immoral and the older generation believes they have little values but the older generation doesn't always realize that they were once in a rebellious sate as well.
Significance: This source tells us that the generations after us will not be the same as our generation. They will posses different morals and values. Today this is important because many parents assume things now are like they were in their time, which leads to misconceptions that could be fixed with this realization that things are not the same today as they used to be.
Thinking Like A Historian: Cause and Effect
The cause of the Women's Movement was a lack of equality between males and females which led to women becoming instantaneously independent in the 1920's. A lot of the change came from women like Margret Sanger who helped achieve the goal of women to be able to contrl thier own bodies. She illegally spread contraception methods around and would later found Planned Parenthood. The effect of this was a destruction of families and an increase in divorces and a decreased in the amound of Mariages in the 1920's. I believe that these effects were somewhat intended to break up families and weaken America at the time. The women obviously supported this change and would believe that they were free to go out to the parties and drink and have a good time. The effect of this is that their children at home were now growing up with poor influences on what is right and whats wrong. In conclusion the Women's movement had some good outcomes such as the right for women to vote and obtain new jobs, but their were a lot of negative effects of this movement as well.
The cause of the Women's Movement was a lack of equality between males and females which led to women becoming instantaneously independent in the 1920's. A lot of the change came from women like Margret Sanger who helped achieve the goal of women to be able to contrl thier own bodies. She illegally spread contraception methods around and would later found Planned Parenthood. The effect of this was a destruction of families and an increase in divorces and a decreased in the amound of Mariages in the 1920's. I believe that these effects were somewhat intended to break up families and weaken America at the time. The women obviously supported this change and would believe that they were free to go out to the parties and drink and have a good time. The effect of this is that their children at home were now growing up with poor influences on what is right and whats wrong. In conclusion the Women's movement had some good outcomes such as the right for women to vote and obtain new jobs, but their were a lot of negative effects of this movement as well.