ROLES OF WOMEN Flashcards
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EDUCATION
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- elizabeth blackwell became the first women to gain a degree in 1849
- in 1910, there were 7.8 million women studying in a variety of academic disciplines
- legal and medical opportunities still discriminated against women
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JOBS
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- large numbers of middle class women in the workplace
- numbers rose from 22.8% to 28.8%
- however, many women were expected to leave jobs following the war when men returned, as they were after the depression
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POLITICS
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- WCTU gained support to pass prohibition as they wanted safer homes
- 1920- women achieved equal voting rights
- women began working in the department of labour for the government. first woman appointed by Roosevelt
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SOCIAL
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- women became involved in the anti slavery movement
- women joined trade unions and went on strike
- idea of ‘flappers’ setting trends, fashions, smoking, drinking
- older women began drinking in speakeasies with men