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Women in the 1920s

Women in the 1920s. In the 1920s and 1930s, less than 25% of university students were women - and they usually were steered into courses such as domestic science and the arts. The Charleston was a favourite dance in the 1920s. http://sydneyswingkatz.com.au/blog/2010/11/charleston-historical /.

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Women in the 1920s

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  1. Women in the 1920s In the 1920s and 1930s, less than 25% of university students were women - and they usually were steered into courses such as domestic science and the arts. The Charleston was a favourite dance in the 1920s. http://sydneyswingkatz.com.au/blog/2010/11/charleston-historical/

  2. Question of the day: How successfully did women challenge ideas about how they should act? Challenge (verb): To make people question how they feel or think about something Example: Nelson Mandela challenged the racist ideas of many white South Africans. Can you think of any ideas that adults have about teenagers today? Do teenagers ever challenge those ideas?

  3. Ideas about how women should act Recall: Women’s suffrage Common arguments given for withholding suffrage from women:

  4. Ideas about how women should act Rules for Women Teachers, 1923 – page 114 • Not to get married or keep company with men • To be at home between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless she is at a school function • Not to loiter downtown in ice cream parlours • Not to smoke cigarettes or drink beer, wine, or whisky • Not to ride in a carriage or automobile with any man except her brothers or father • Not to dress in bright colours or wear dresses more than two inches [5 cm] above the ankle

  5. How did women challenge ideas about how they should act? Group Task: Summarize your reading using 5Ws + H Write your summary on the blackboard Group 1: Textbook p. 100 – “Women Continue to Gain Rights” Group 2: Textbook p. 114 – “Changing Fashions” AND “FYI” (Flappers) Group 3: Textbook p. 114-115 – “The Famous Five” AND “A Landmark Decision” Group 4: Textbook p. 86 – “The Golden Age of Canadian Sport” AND Figure 2.3 Group 5: Canadian Sources Investigated p. 30-33 – “Women in Politics”

  6. How did women challenge ideas about how they should act?

  7. How successfully did women challenge ideas about how they should act? Very successful (very progressive – very few people think like this today) Not at all (we still think like this today) Somewhat Successful (progress for the time, but some people still think like this today)

  8. How successfully did women challenge ideas about how they should act?

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