Women did not enjoy improved conditions during the boom. There were many jobs for women as clerical workers and salespeople, but they tended to be paid poorly and often many had menial jobs. 700,000 women were domestic servants and the number of women receiving a college education actually fell by 5% during this period. Despite the image of fun-loving young women known as ‘flappers’, women were generally expected to concentrate on homemaking.
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