USA: role of women

Question 1

what was the role of women pre-war?

Answer 1

not allowed to drink and smoke in public
expected to wear tight-waisted ankle length dresses
few women had jobs
no political rights
limited employment opportunities - domestic roles
had to be chaperoned

Question 2

what was the impact of WW1 on the role of women?

Answer 2

proved women could do men’s jobs just as well as they could

Question 3

how many women had been drafted into war?

Answer 3

2.8 million

Question 4

how many women helped with war efforts?

Answer 4

1 million

Question 5

when did women get the vote?

Answer 5

1920

Question 6

what was the 19th amendment?

Answer 6

vote for women

Question 7

when did the north american women sufferage association form?

Answer 7

1890

Question 8

when did the congressional union for women’s sufferage from?

Answer 8

1913

Question 9

who is Nellie Taylor Ross?

Answer 9

first female governor of Wyoming in 1924

Question 10

who is Bertha Knight?

Answer 10

first female Mayor of Seattle 1926

Question 11

what did flappers do?

Answer 11

cut their hair 
wore makeup and perfume 
wore revealing clothes in public 
smoked and drank in public 
went to speakeasies
danced to jazz

Question 12

what did the jazz culture do?

Answer 12

provided jobs in:
advertising
cosmetic industry
clothing industry

opportunity to break mold and have freedom

Question 13

what was the opposition to the flapper lifestyle?

Answer 13

most women focused on making ends meet
seen as extreme by traditional groups
some women were forced to continue with their pre-war roles
strong disapproval from religious groups
anti-flirt league