Roles of Women

What political inequality did women face in 1900?

No vote

In 1900, women were expected to attend social events with who?

Chaperone

In 1900, what type of work did women do?

Low paid

How many men were drafted into the army during WWI?

2.8 million

How many women served in the army during WWI?

90,000

By 1929, how many women were now working?

10 million

Mass production of new technologies meant women had more of what?

Time

With jobs, money, and time, what did women become the targets of?

Advertising

Who did women look up to in terms of fashion or lifestyle?

Film stars

What did the Congressional Union for Women's Suffrage aim to achieve?

Women to be allowed to vote

What event did women contribute to that proved a turning point in allowing women to vote?

First World War

What Amendment became law in 1920 that gave women the right to vote?

19th Amendment

Which group of women were not totally in favour of the changing status of women?

Conservative women

In 1924, in politics, who became the first female governor of Wyoming?

Nellie Tayloe Ross

In 1926, who became the first mayor of an American city?

Bertha Knight

What did the Women's Movement fail to get passed as law?

Equal Rights Amendment Act

By 1930, what percentage of the workforce were women?

14%

Who got paid more, men or women?

Men

What happened to the divorce rate by 1929?

Doubled

Women in which areas did not experience these big changes?

Rural areas

What did some middle and upper class women begin to do about their restricted lives?

Rebel

Name three famous Flappers.

Bee Jackson, Joan Crawford, Clara Bow

What activities were Flappers associated with?

Dancing, drinking, smoking, driving cars and motorcycles

Describe Flapper fashion.

Short bobbed hair, make up, perfume, shorter skirts

Flappers socialised without who?

Chaperones

Flappers danced, drank and smoked where?

Jazz Clubs

Flappers were younger women from where?

The cities

What was set up to challenge flappers?

Anti-flirt League