Did Life Change for All Women in the 1920's? - Advantages and disadvantages table in GCSE History

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Created on: 18-04-16 17:52

Did Life Change for All Women in the 1920's?

Advantages

Women became financially independent as there was more jobs
Women didn't need a male chaperone to go out of the house
In the 1920's women were allowed to wear what they wanted. There was a sense of social freedom
In the 1920's women were allowed to vote
There was more job opportunities in the north for women
It became more socially acceptable to get divorce
Flappers of the 1920's symbolised the independence of women in the 1920's

Disadvantages

There was discrimination in the North and South of America against Black American's in the North many places didn't allow black people in.
Poor American's didn't have the money to experience the boom
Women in rural area's which were poor didn't experience the boom
Most women stayed being housewives as that was what they knew
Small towns disapproved of flappers and working women
Political parties didn't make many female memebers

Evaluation

Women who experienced the Roaring 20's were young, white wealthy and working class women. The women who didn't experience the change of the Roaring 20's were black, poor, and religious traditional women.

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