The 20's Woman

1. Unit 1- The 1920’s

2.  I. Womens’ fashion
 Flapper- Young woman who embraced new
fashions and attitudes of the 1920’s
 A. Skin tone stockings
 B. Dresses above the knee
 C. Hair cut short and dyed black

3.  II. Women’s social life:
 1. Smoked and drank in public
 2. Could date several men
 3. Danced carelessly

4.  III. Work Opportunities
 More jobs available
 1. Clerical work
 2. Store clerks
 3. Assembly line jobs

5.  IV. Family and home life improvement
 A. Household inventions create more free time
 B. Grocery store and ready made foods
 C. Public schools
 D. Marriage looked at more equal, birth rate
declines

6.  V. Negative effects of changing women’s roles
 A. Glass ceiling- few managerial opportunities,
inequality in the workplace
 B. Balance work and family life
 C. Double standard- gives men more sexual
freedom

7.  VI. Education and Popular Culture
 A. School enrollment- 1 M 4M
 2. Vo-Tech and Home-Ec added
 3. Magazines- Time, Reader’s Digest
 4. Radio- KDKA Pittsburg

8.  5. Sports- Babe Ruth (baseball), Jack Dempsy
(boxing), Hellen Willis tennis, Gertrude Ederle
(swimming), Rube Foster (Negro Leagues)
 6. Movies- The Jazz Singer, Steamboat Willie