Women in 1920s America 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe USA - twentieth century changeGCSEOCR Created by: nikanerdCreated on: 25-02-14 18:44 In 1920s America women...: Could smoke in public Could wear more revealing clothes Could vote Could do more jobs (worked during WW1 in factories- men shortage) that became better paid Had access to birth control clinics (Margret Sanger set up 200 in the 1920s) Could obtain divorces more easily Were having sex before marriage Could openly flirt with men Could go out without chaperones Had time saving devices (eg. washing machines) so the house work was done quicker so they had more free time Could drive Had cars made for them in cars other than black 1 of 2 Which parts of society could not change and why? Rural society- disconnected/ didn't have time to go out/ to busy The poorest classes and black people- Couldn't afford lifestyle Religous society- didn't approve 2 of 2
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