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The Twenties woman. End of the Victorian Era. The Victorian – 1837-1901 Named after Queen Victoria in England Women born in 1900 had Victorian mothers. They became adults in the 1920s. http://footnotesfromhistory.blogspot.com/2010/11/displaying-women.html. Women in the Roaring 20s. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THE TWENTIES WOMAN
End of the Victorian Era The Victorian – 1837-1901 Named after Queen Victoria in England Women born in 1900 had Victorian
mothers. They became adults in the 1920s.
http://footnotesfromhistory.blogspot.com/2010/11/displaying-women.html
Women in the Roaring 20s Work opportunities Fashion Changing Roles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920s_in_fashion
Job Opportunities Businesses need
office worker-type jobs such as:TypistsFiling clerksSecretaries
http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/archives/classes/
Job Opportunities Factory workers Lived away from
parents now that they had an income
http://www.sjsapush.com/ch24.php
Job Opportunities for College Grads Women were confined
to more “maternal” jobsTeachersNursesLibrariansSocial workersPediatrics
http://photographoftheday.blogspot.com/2008/02/photo-of-day-in-charge-of-female.html
Labor Force At the start of the
decade, women composed 23.6% of the labor force
At the end of the decade women composed 27% of the labor force
http://www.answers.com/topic/radium-girls
Fashion Flapper The Bob Felt Hats Waistless Dresses Short Dresses Pumps
The image of the 20s woman rebelled against the Victorian era. Women asserted independence
http://beautifullittlefools2.blogspot.com/2010/05/flappers-of-1920s.html
http://www.oodora.com/fashion/fashion-history/1920s-fashion.html
Changing Roles Women Right to vote Birth rate down due
to birth control Casual dating now
accepted Marriage viewed as
equal partnershiphttp://scratchygrooves.com/page_3,http://ilikeoldthings.tumblr.com/post/638820486/1920s-wedding,http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/July-August-08/On-this-Day--19th-Amendment-Gives-Women-Right-to-Vote.html
Changing Roles of Typical Women Didn’t have to take care
of parents New technological
advances Had time for hobbies
http://www.columbiavalleypioneer.com/?p=2308,http://lovelyoldtree.wordpress.com/category/20th-century/page/2/
First Times 1st Woman
Governor Compete in field
events in Olympics Silent movies
http://www.flickriver.com/groups/1584570@N24/pool/interesting/,http://www.zazzle.com/olympic_champion_swimmer_1920s_poster-228028728188071310,http://coolchicksfromhistory.tumblr.com/post/5461326964/nellie-tayloe-ross-1876-1977-first-female
Bibliography http://
school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/womenofthecentury/decadebydecade/1920s.html
http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/mmh/clash/NewWoman/newwomen-page1.htm
http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/statehood_and_the_progressive_era/alookatworkingwomenintheearly20thcentury.html
Bibliography http://
www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties http://
www.enotes.com/1920-lifestyles-social-trends-american-decades/women-go-work
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=458