My assigned blog is on the women's in the 20s.
What did women gain?
The women in the 1920s gained voting, educations, and new jobs. Also some women became Flapper girls.
Voting.
In 1920, the nineteenth amendment was passed. the nineteenth amendment was the right for women to vote. Many women were in to politics and liked having a say in who the president and or whatever they were voting for. But some women did not.
Education.
One of the first women colleges was college of Greensboro. In this college ONLY women were allowed!! no men at all! After college most women became teachers or nurses because those were more of the suitable jobs for them. The University of North Carolina was one of the first university to open enroll women. They enrolled their first woman in 1921.But just because they were allowed to go to school there, doesn't mean they were allows welcomed. The women lived very low there. they would live in rural areas with out electricity. imagine how hard it would be to live without a fridge to keep all your food cold? or no place to wash and dry your clothes. if the women wanted to go to the bathroom they weren't just provided with one in side there house, they had to walk outside and visit the out house.
Jobs.
In the 1920s the women made up 22 percent of the work labor which means the men made up 78 percent of the work labor force. Some jobs women had were working in factories, becoming teachers and being nurses in the war.
Flapper Girls.
Flapper girls were western women in the 1920s that had short bobbed hair, wore feathers or hats and wore shorter flow-y dresses. They were usually recognized for drinking, smoking, listening to jazz music, put on lots of make-up, had inappropriate sexual manners and behaviors and were very social women. As Wikipedia.com states it is a "new breed" of women.
Personal Thoughts!
I think the women in the 20s were great! i mean when the men were drafted the women stepped up and took their jobs and did them pretty darn good! the men owe their woman a BIG thank you! As do the women to their man for serving. this was a great period time for women:)
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Comments
Well done!