Unit 16 Lesson 4: Flappers and the New Woman Flashcards
feminist
A feminist is a person who actively promotes women’s rights. Feminists in the early 1900s worked for women to have the right to vote.
Women won the right to vote due to the efforts of
suffragists
suffragists
suffragists, or people who work for the right to vote for those who do not currently have it.
When did women gain the right to vote
Women gained this right when the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in 1920.
The Nineteenth Amendment states:
: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.”
The Nineteenth Amendment was proposed in 1919. In order for it to become a law what needed that happen
In order to become law, it needed to be passed by both houses of Congress and then ratified by at least 35 states.
what was President Woodrow Wilson’s stance on the 19th amendement at first
At first, President Woodrow Wilson refused to endorse the passage of the amendment. Hoping to discourage them, he challenged the suffragists to get popular opinion on their side.
What did feminists do in response of PResident Wilsons stance
Silent Sentinels
Silent Sentinels
In response, a group of suffragists who called themselves the Silent Sentinels kept a silent vigil at the White House to protest for every six out of seven days for more than two years. After they were jailed on charges of disturbing the peace and obstructing traffic, public opinion turned in their favor.
Carrie Chapman Catt,
Carrie Chapman Catt, the leader of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA
How did many suffragists feel about the war
Many of her fellow suffragists were pacifists who opposed the war.
What did Carrie Chapman Catt decide to support American efforts in WWI
Catt argued that by supporting the war, Wilson would be impressed with women’s patriotism. Her efforts paid off.
What impact did the Silent Sentinels and Carrie Chapman Catt have
In his State of the Union Address in 1918, President Wilson threw his support behind the amendment. It passed both houses of Congress in 1919.
What became known as the Perfect 36
Tennessee ratified the amendment, the 36th state to sign on, and became known as the Perfect 36.
What was the improtance of Tennesse ratifing the 19th amedement
Tennessee’s ratification gave the amendment the necessary backing of three-fourths of the states.
What was the 19th amdendemt ratifified
On August 26, 1920, the ratification was certified. Women finally had the right to vote in all elections throughout the country.
Susan B. Anthony
social reformer, abolitionist, and women’s rights activist; co-founder of the National Woman Suffrage Association
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
African American journalist; anti-lyching crusader; women’s rights activist; critical of the larger suffrage movement for excluding African Americans
Anne Dallas Dudley
president of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage Association; led the efforts to have Tennessee ratify the Nineteenth Amendment, ensuring its national passage
Alice Paul
feminist and women’s rights activist; leader of National Woman’s Party, led the Silent Sentinels in protests
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
author and lecturer; abolitionist and women’s rights leader; headed the Seneca Falls Convention; helped draft the Declaration of Sentiments
Sojourner Truth
African American escaped slave; advocate for abolition, temperance, and women’s rights; famous for “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech
After the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment what did mant woman do
After the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, many women believed that they had accomplished their goals and dropped out of the movement.
Voter particpation in the 1920s
As the heat of progressive politics grew less intense, voter participation from both sexes declined over the course of the 1920s.
What effect did the Nineteenth Amendment have on the women’s movement?
Suffragists tried to pass more laws to benefit women. One law that did pass was the Sheppard-Towner Act, which resulted in better care for expectant mothers and their babies.
What was the goal of the Equal Rights Act?
The goal of the Equal Rights Act was to end gender discrimination in all areas of life.
Who was Margaret Sanger and what did she do for women
. Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, launched an information campaign on birth control to give women a choice in the realm in which little had changed—the family.
contraception in the 1920s
During this time, contraception, or things that can prevent a woman from becoming pregnant, became more popular and socially acceptable.
These new political and social freedoms gave rise to a new kind of American woman:
the new woman
new woman
: the new woman, who resisted the limitations of society in the 1920s.
What did the new woman do
She gained power as a consumer with the booming economy and mass production of household and personal items. In addition to her consumer and political power, she gained power as a member of society by doing things previously only men could do: drive a car, work outside the home, attend college.
what became a larger part of the women’s rights movement.
. The search for new expressions of freedom, such as new forms of entertainment, was part of a larger women’s rights movement. But this search for new freedoms was met with some resistance from people who felt threatened by it.
The ultimate 1920s expression of the newly liberated woman was found in the
flapper
flapper
he flapper, a term referring to a young woman whose dress and behavior was considered shockingly modern.
The flapper became a female stereotype of
young women who liked to have fun and go to parties.
What did flappers wear
Flappers wore shorter skirts, shorter hair, and more makeup than women from previous generations.
By cutting, or “bobbing,” their hair, flappers sent a clear signal that they were ready to
enjoy the freedoms that came along with their new social and political status.
