Women's lives in the 1920s Flashcards
1
Q
How did women dress ?
A
knee length
short hair
makeup
jewellery
2
Q
What was the public behaviour of women?
A
Smoke adn drnak alcohol
drove cars
went out with men without a chaperone
took part in sports
3
Q
How many women were employed in 1929?
A
10 million
4
Q
What did women work?
A
Factory work Radio industry office work telephonists typists
5
Q
What were flappers?
A
Name given to a liberated urban young woman from middle class and represented extreme changes in women
6
Q
What were the political rights of women?
A
They could vote in 1920
they did not have as much political power as men
