Social Developments: All Developments for Women from 1920 to 1945 Flashcards
How did Flappers style their hair?
In a bob style
What decade were flappers mostly confined to?
1920s
What film came out in 1920 inspiring the “Flapper” look?
The Flapper
What did Flappers help to do for Jazz?
Helped to bring it to white communities
Which group of women in American society wore make up before flappers?
Only prostitutes usually wore makeup
What caused the flapper style to come to an end? Why?
The October 1929 Wall Street Crash, most flappers could no longer afford the lifestyle
What did many older women set up to try and combat flappers?
Anti-Flirt Leagues
What did elderly women think about flappers?
They opposed them
When did the Hays Codes start to be implemented in films?
1930
What was the aim of the Hays Codes?
To preserve moral decency in films
Under the Hays Codes, how did “Good Girl” films have to end?
They had to have happy endings
Under the Hays Codes, how did “Bad Girl” films have to end?
They had to have sad endings
Which governmental position was Frances Perkins given?
Secretary of Labor
Why did the Hays codes follow these endings for these specific films?
To make the audience know that doing bad things would not result in good endings
What year did Arkansas get their first female senator?
1932
What political position did a woman gain in 1925?
Governer of Wyoming
How many women got jobs to help with the WWII effort in 1944 alone?
6.5 million
How many women had helped in the WWI effort?
1 million
What years was Frances Perkins Secretary of Labor from?
1933 to 1945
What fraction of university degrees went to women in 1930?
1/3
Between which 10 years did 2 million more women have jobs?
Between 1920 and 1930
What year did some women strike in a textiles factory and in which state?
Striked in 1927, in Tennessee
By what factor did the amount of women in employment who were managers increase from 1900 to 1930?
Increased by a factor of 3
Why did the number of female doctors decline in the 1920s?
Medical schools would only let 5% of their students be women
Which side did the government take during the 1927 Tennessee textile strike?
Took the side of the employers
What organisation did Margaret Sanger form (ABCL) and what year?
American Birth Control League, formed in 1921
What form of abortions did women have to take due to proper abortions being illegal?
Backstreet abortions
What amendment did feminist movements fail to pass in the 1920s?
Equal Rights Amendment
What would the Equal Rights Amendment have done?
Given women equal rights to men
Which group of people in American society supported the American Birth Control League?
Eugenics
How many women died from backstreet abortions a year in the 1920s?
50,000 women
Which group of people did Margaret Sanger start to support the sterilisation of?
Sterilisation of disabled people
Why did Eugenics support the American Birth Control League?
They believed it would help to stop poor people spreading inferior genes
How many disabled people were sterilised in the USA during the 1920s?
60,000 disabled people
What did Eleanor Roosevelt advocate for?
Racial equality
Who was the First Lady from 1933 to 1945?
Eleanor Roosevelt
How did Eleanor Roosevelt sometimes respond to some of FDR’s policies?
She spoke against them
What did Eleanor Roosevelt host for black girls in 1936? Where?
She hosted a garden party for black girls in the White House garden
In what year during WWII did 6 million women join the American workforce?
1944
What was a limitation of female employment after World War II?
They returned back to their traditional roles
What percentage of women were employed by 1945?
60%
What percentage of employees in munitions were women during WWII?
50% of employees
What percentage of mens wages did women get paid during WWII?
50% of mens wages
What did a 1942 poll show about how Americans felt with women in the workforce?
60% were in favour of it
