how did life change for women in the 1920s Flashcards
big question 5
what was life like for women in rural areas
- restircted lives
- chaperones
- controlled relationships
- no vote
- house wives
could women vote in rural areas in the 1920s
no
one reason women were so restircted in rural areas 1920
- churches traditional attitude
improvements for women in the 1920s
- war gave jobs
- car increased freedom
- electric goods
- smoke in public
- no chaperones
- role models in film
- drive cars
- play sports
when did the war give them jobs
1917
what increased women’s freedom
the car
when could women vote in all states
1920
what did increase in electric goods do to help women
- less time needed for housework
- more free time
how many female workers were there by 1929
10 million
by 1929 there were 10 million female workers, how much was this more than in 1920
24 % more
when was there 10 million female workers
by 1929
by 1929 what happened to the divorce rate
it had doubled that of 1914
example of a woman role model in film
theda bara
how did the use of role models help
meant women could see themselves in roles other than housewives
example of a famous flapper at the time
joan crawford
limitations for women in 1920s
- paid less than men
- few female politicians
- church influenced rural women
- anti-flirt club
- some women disagreed with the new lifestyle
when did textile workers go on strike in tennessee
1927
where was it that textile workers went on strike in 1927
Tennessee
why did textile workers go on strike in tennessee 1927
- worked 56 hour weeks at only
- 18 cents an hour
what problem was there when women were given the right to vote
- not given access to power
- women were considered unelectable
- few female politicians
what was the sexual revolution mean
- many women outraged by what they saw for example on films
- church remained influenced for rural women
- poor women couldn’t afford new fashions
- or have time to go out to social events
what type of women did not adopt this new way of life
women in the bible belt
what did some outraged older women form
the anti-flirt club
what happened to bettie smith
- got in a car crash
- hospital refused to treat her as she was black
- she died
