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.

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Women in the Roaring 20s Work opportunities Fashion Changing Roles

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Job Opportunities Businesses need

office worker-type jobs such as:TypistsFiling clerksSecretaries

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Job Opportunities Factory workers Lived away from

parents now that they had an income

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Job Opportunities for College Grads Women were confined

to more “maternal” jobsTeachersNursesLibrariansSocial workersPediatrics

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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

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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

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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