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The New Woman

The New Woman. Chapter 11 S. 4. The Flapper. Symbolized the New Woman Typically younger generation Few were “full-fledged” “Liberation” Not just about being mom anymore Shorter hemlines and more makeup Bob haircut Nights on the town Promoted equal political and social rights

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The New Woman

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  1. The New Woman Chapter 11 S. 4

  2. The Flapper • Symbolized the New Woman • Typically younger generation • Few were “full-fledged” • “Liberation” • Not just about being mom anymore • Shorter hemlines and more makeup • Bob haircut • Nights on the town • Promoted equal political and social rights • Often conflicted with traditionalists and fundamentalists

  3. Suffrage isn’t enough! • Using the power of the vote • Laws to protect women and children • NAWSA • ERA-Equal Rights Amendment • NWP • Never Passed • Employment • Education

  4. “Firsts” For American Women, 1920s Phoebe Omlie Federal Pilot Florence Allen State Judge Nellie Tayloe Ross Wyoming, Governor Dorothy Arzner Talking movie director Rebecca Felton US Senator Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel Marie Luhring Automotive Engineer

  5. Changes in Home life • Wait to marry • Limit children • More with full or part time work • Also, working in charities • By choice in middle class • More time for education • Consumer economy geared towards women • Less time cleaning, more time playing • Electricity • Vacuum cleaners and washing machines • Rural lag behind

  6. Highlight and DefineChapter 11 S 4 • Charlie Chaplin • Babe Ruth • Charles Lindbergh • Flapper • Sigmund Freud • “Lost Generation” • F. Scott Fitzgerald • Ernest Hemingway • The Charleston

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