Women in 1920's Flashcards
1
Q
What were flappers?
A
Dancers
2
Q
What were flappers considered as?
A
Fashionable women because they were unusual at the time
3
Q
How did flappers dress?
A
- Hair cut short
- Heavy make-up
- Short dresses
4
Q
How did flappers shock older and religious Americans?
A
- Sexualised appearance
* Independent
5
Q
What social change was given to women in the 1920’s?
A
Right to vote
6
Q
How did the right to vote benefit women?
A
Helped them gain more power in society
7
Q
What women benefited from changes in 1920’s and why?
A
- White, middle or upper class
* Could afford to live lifestyle of a flapper where as poor people couldn’t
