America - Key question 7

Question 1

What were women like before WW1?

Answer 1

Few women had jobs and they were expected to wear restrictive clothing. They couldn’t drink or smoke in public and had to have a chaperone if they were meeting a man.

Question 2

What were women like during WW1?

Answer 2

90000 American women were enlisted in the army during WW1 and they were campaigning for women’s suffrage.

Question 3

What were flappers?

Answer 3

They were middle class urban women who had money and time. Their fashion was daring and they drank and smoked in public. Famous people like Clara Bow encouraged flappers.

Question 4

How were flappers treated/seen by others?

Answer 4

Many attitudes towards women didn’t change and flappers weren’t welcome. In Chicago women were fined $10-$100 for wearing short skirts or bearing their arms. Mothers formed the Anti-Flirt League to protect their daughters.

Question 5

How did women become more powerful?

Answer 5

Many women gave up working after getting the vote more skilled women were hired. By 1928 women earned 39% of college degrees however females were still paid less than men.