Women Before WW1 and Rural USA Flashcards

1
Q

How were women supposed to live?

A

Restricted lives

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2
Q

How should women behave?

A

Politely

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3
Q

What should they wear?

A

Plain clothes

No makeup

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4
Q

What were controlled and how?

A

Relationships

Chaperones

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5
Q

What couldn’t women do?

A

Sport
Public smoking
Vote

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6
Q

What jobs did women do?

A
House wives 
Few paid jobs 
Cleaning 
Dress making
Secretaries
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7
Q

What attitude restricted women?

A

Church’s traditional attitude

Told them how to behave in a Christian way

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8
Q

What happened to women’s jobs in 1917?

A

Some taken into war industries

Gained skilled experience

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9
Q

When did women gain the vote?

A

1920

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10
Q

Why did they gain the vote?

A

War contribution

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