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1
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How were middle class women expected to behave prior to WW1?

A
  • restricted clothes
  • no make up
  • Behave politely
  • no sport or smoking
  • chaperoned if out with a boyfriend
  • could not vote
  • Very few paid jobs open to women
2
Q

What jobs did working class women have before WW1?

A
  • domestic service
  • dressmaking
  • secretarial work
3
Q

How did WW1 change things for women?

A
  • some women were taken into war industries (skilled factory work for first time)
4
Q

What happened to women in 1920 in America?

A

All women across states got the right to vote ( some states had introduced this before WW1)

5
Q

How did new consumer products help women in 1920s America?

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  • car to drive to entertainment venues

- domestic work made easier by vacuum cleaners and washing machines

6
Q

What name was given to young women who broke the rules of tradition in 1920s?

A

Flappers (generally from richer backgrounds)

7
Q

Name at least two things these young women who broke with traditional values did.

A
  • wore more daring clothes (shorter dresses)
  • wore make up
  • Smoked in public
  • drank with men
  • went on dates without a chaperone
  • kissed in public
8
Q

How many middle class women had jobs by 1929?

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10 million (24% more than in 1920)

9
Q

How did the media impact on women in the 1920s?

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  • role models and celebrity icons seen in films, magazines and newspapers (e.g. Gloria Swanson)
10
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In what ways did women’s lives not change in the 1920s?

A
  • strong conservative (traditional) element in society believed in traditional female roles
  • traditional religious and old country values different to urban life
  • women paid less than men
  • no real political power in government