1. CHAPTER 13 SECTION 2 THE TWENTIES WOMAN MAIN IDEA:
American women pursued new lifestyles and assumed new jobs and different roles in society during the 1920s.

2. Young Women Change the Rules
In the rebellious, pleasure loving atmosphere of the 1920s, many women began to assert their independence
Demanded the same freedoms as men
Rejected the values of the 19th century
FLAPPER- young women who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes of the day
Close fitting felt hats, bright waistless dresses, skin toned stockings, sleek pumps, strings of beads, boyish bob haircuts

3. DOUBLE STANDARD Women became more assertive
Magazines & advertisements promoted the flapper
Flapper became more of an image of rebellious youth than reality
1920s morals loosened only so far
“Double Standard”-set of principles granting greater sexual freedom to men than to women; required women to observe stricter standards of behavior than men did

4. Women Shed Old Roles at Home and at Work
Booming industrial economy opened new work opportunities for women in offices, factories, & stores
Women were often replaced with men returning from war
College graduates returned to “women’s professions”; teachers, nurses, and librarians
By million women were earning wages but few rose to managerial jobs & still earned less than men

5. The Changing Family Birthrate dropped slightly in the 1920s
Birth control was more widely available
First birth control clinic 1916
Social and technological innovations simplified household chores
Stores had ready made clothes, sliced bread, and canned foods

6. Innovations freed housewives from traditional family responsibilities
Women were granted greater equality in marriage, based more on romance
Children spent time in school
Women adjusted to the changing roles but struggled with rebellious teens

7. Conclusion
Education and entertainment reflected the conflict between traditional attitudes and modern ways of thinking