Limitations of Women in the 1920s Flashcards
What were women still paid less than men for?
Doing the same jobs
What was the only reason for the increase of employment levels?
Women cheaper to employ than men
When was the textile strike in Elizabeth Town, Tennessee? What caused it?
1927
United Textile Worker Union
The girls had to work 56 hour weeks at only 18 cents and hour
Why was there a strike in 1928 in North Carolina?
Male workers only paid $18 dollars and women $9 for a 70 hour week
What was a limitation of women achieving the vote?
They were not given access to power
Considered unelectable
Few female politicians
What types of families believed in traditional roles?
Immigrant families
Especially Italians
Why did novels and films give a fully inaccurate picture?
Women did watch films but they didn’t always copy what they saw
Many were outraged by what they saw
What did many Americans believe?
In traditional values
Very conservative
Who did the influence of the church affect more?
Rural women more than urban ones
What could poor and black women not do?
Afford the new fashions
No time to go out and enjoy social events
Where did women not adopt the new way of life?
The Bible Belt
What did many outraged older women form?
The Anti-Flirt Club
Who rejected the changes?
Older people
Religious people
Poor people- couldn’t afford them
What happened to Bessie Smith?
Serious car crash
Taken to a white only hospital
Hospital refused to treat her as she was black
Bessie Smith died
