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The Twenties woman

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.

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The Twenties woman

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  1. The Twenties woman

  2. 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

  3. Women in the Roaring 20s • Work opportunities • Fashion • Changing Roles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920s_in_fashion

  4. Job Opportunities • Businesses need office worker-type jobs such as: • Typists • Filing clerks • Secretaries http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/archives/classes/

  5. Job Opportunities • Factory workers • Lived away from parents now that they had an income http://www.sjsapush.com/ch24.php

  6. Job Opportunities for College Grads • Women were confined to more “maternal” jobs • Teachers • Nurses • Librarians • Social workers • Pediatrics http://photographoftheday.blogspot.com/2008/02/photo-of-day-in-charge-of-female.html

  7. 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

  8. http://beautifullittlefools2.blogspot.com/2010/05/flappers-of-1920s.htmlhttp://beautifullittlefools2.blogspot.com/2010/05/flappers-of-1920s.html 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://www.oodora.com/fashion/fashion-history/1920s-fashion.html

  9. Changing Roles Women • Right to vote • Birth rate down due to birth control • Casual dating now accepted • Marriage viewed as equal partnership http://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

  10. 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/

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

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