Women in 1920s USA

when did women gain the right to vote

1920

when amendment have women the right to vote

19th

what were flappers

young unmarried women who embraced their independence and sexuality

what 2 things lead to more sex outside of marriage

birth control was more readily available and young people had cars so could escape parental controls

was every women a flapper / why not

women in rural areas had to work, flappers was a middle class movement who had more affluent families

how many more women were employed form 1920-30

2 million

how many uni degrees went to women in 1930

1/3

what have women more leisure and work time

labour saving devices

how many women were uni professors

only 4%

how many medical school places were allocated to women

only 5% of places and consequently the number of female doctors declined

did women have minimum wage

NO

what was the name of the amendment act that failed to be passed

Equal rights amendment act

how many women were killed by backstreet abortions a year

50,000

what was a controversial reason as to why some people supported birth control

eugenics and not wanting certain classes and people procreating