Women in the 1920s

Question 1

What were the role of American women during WW1?

Answer 1

• 1/5 of the workforce
• Stop working when they were married
• low paid, low status jobs
• Most in domestic labour (housework and looking after the children)
• Chaperoned

Question 2

How many women worked during the 1920s?

Answer 2

2 million

Question 3

Were married women permitted to work in the 1920s? What percent?

Answer 3

Yes, 12%

Question 4

In 1920, congress passed the 19th amendment, what did this do?

Answer 4

It gave women the right to vote

Question 5

By the end of the 1920s, how many women worked in government positions?

Answer 5

By the end of the 1920s there were 145 women in state governments, but only two in the House of Representatives.