PPT-WOMEN IN THE 1920s

Introduction Quote American women were transformed after World War I They seemed to embody the changes going on in the country itself The United States went from a young industrial state that was accumulating the capital to build factories and railroads to a world power with a consumer economy that relied on its citizens to keep the boom going by borrowing money and buying homes and cars Meanwhile the celibate settlement house worker was replaced as a female prototype by the jazzcrazed flapper dancing the Charleston in a speakeasy Everything that had anything to do with consumption was in style That included drinking smoking and sex for women as well as men Americas Women 400 years of Dolls Drudges Helpmates and Heroines by Gail Collins. Anthony Parisi. Claire . Hatala. Maria Maguire. Megan Witt. Topic. How does . The Great Gatsby. reflect the . 1920s as . an era of great change? Include the underdeveloped social issues in . Gatsby. Society in the 1920s. Mass Media in the Jazz Age. Cultural Conflicts. The Jazz Age. The 1920s were a time of rapid social change in which many people . –. particularly women . –. adopted new lifestyles and attitudes.. Women in the 1920s: the Flappers. Flappers are a new generation of women in the 1920s. They broke the old tradition rules. They were fashionable. . They had short hair, makeup, short skits. They had fun-loving attitude. History Project . USA in the 1920s. j. Men’s Fashion. Men . loosened the constraints of previous decades and began to acquire a more relaxed, flashier wardrobe. . Colorful . suits and patterned socks accented the wardrobe of the casually dressed. The United States between WWI and the Great Depression . Postwar Adjustments. As a result of WWI, USA was world’s largest CREDITOR nation.. In 1922, European nations owed the US $11.5 BILLION. Britain and mainland Europe were completely destroyed by . The Roaring Twenties. Life Magazine cover page celebrating the 1920s, http://theroaringtwentieshistory.blogspot.ca/p/events-of-twenties.html . The Roaring Twenties. Music. Jazz, fast, happy, fun. Fashion. The 19th Amendment. Several states granted women suffrage in late 19th and early 20th centuries. Constitutional amendment proposed in 1918. Ratified in 1920. Guarantees the right to vote regardless of gender. The Student will identify key developments in the aftermath of WWI.. Post World War I . Russia=renamed Soviet Union (USSR) & boundaries changed. Austria=redrawn. Czechoslovakia=added. Estonia=added. November 20. th. , 2014. Student Objectives. TSWBAT explain how flappers challenged conventional expectations.. TSWBAT analyze a series of political cartoons dealing with women’s suffrage and gender dynamics in the 1920s.. 1.) 18th Amendment. . -- passed in 1919, made the sale and consumption of alcohol illegal. Why were people for prohibition?. •. People blame high crime rates on alcohol. •. People believe alcohol is evil. The Persons Case. Aboriginal Peoples. Self Determination. The Role of Women. Women gaining more control by taking on roles traditionally held by men. Politicians. Sports. Industry. Despite these gains, women still facing discrimination and restrictions. Mass Media in the Jazz Age. Cultural Conflicts. The Jazz Age. The 1920s were a time of rapid social change in which many people . –. particularly women . –. adopted new lifestyles and attitudes.. How would new products make life easier for stay at home wives?. Answer both “Thinking Critically” questions. . Chapter 20 Section 4. A New Mass Culture. New Trends in Popular Culture. Farms: people worked dawn to dusk, with little time to spare. 22-2. PROHIBITION. During the 1800s, many reformers had worked to reduce alcohol use in the United States. . PROHIBITION. A total ban on alcoholic drinks. .. During World War I, support for prohibition grew..