The 1950’s were quite radical in fact‚ this is the decade that began rock n’ roll‚ the civil rights movement‚ better family living‚ advances in technology‚ Fashion‚ medical research‚ other wonderful things this country was not used to seeing or hearing. The 1950’s were looked at more as a state of mind or a way of living rather than just another decade or time era in American history. Everything was peaceful now‚ which looking back on the two world wars and the great depression this country was not
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During the 1920’s and 1950’s the US society was very different. The economies were different‚ men and women acted different‚ and even business were treated different. During the 1920’s there was a big difference between the roles of the women during that time with the jazz age and during the 1950’s with the more sophisticated age. Also during the 1920’s and 1950’s the ways of consumerism and how consumers viewed items was different. During the 1920’s women were reborn into giddier and spunkier
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ones‚ and to limit change.” That was what many believed the women before the 1920’s “Flapper” era was believed to be‚ women who held traditional values and ones who were not valued as much as men second class citizens if you will. These women were not allowed to vote‚ had very poor paying jobs‚ were not able to be sexual beings and explore their sexual freedom. That changed in the year 1920. The 19th amendment granted the right for women to vote‚ the nation’s economy started to boom‚ the automobile
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Women in the 1920’s Before the war‚ women in society were quiet‚ polite and modest. In the 1920’s women changed dramatically‚ they appeared wearing short sporting skirts‚ short haircuts‚ smoking frequently swearing and also riding motorcycles. Once the soldiers had left for war‚ the women left behind emerged from their houses to fill the jobs of the men to support the armed forces. The movement from home to work force led to the creation of the new 1920’s woman. Although the women had started
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Over time‚ Latin American women have developed freedom and their own place in society. However‚ in the 1950’s things were drastically different. Their husbands had authority‚ also known as machismo‚ and they were not allowed to take charge. After the feminist movement‚ Latin American women became more capable of holding power. They started to take on the challenge of the work force and balance other responsibilities. In the 1950’s women were brought up to believe that they are strong leaders passing
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The changing role of Women in the 1920’s from a photograph taken from a 1928 US fashion magazine This source is a picture of four women dressed in flapper dresses (shorter dresses that showed off more of their body). In this source I have recognised that these women may be dancing the Charleston. This could have also been danced to jazz music. This source tells us that women weren’t accompanied by men anymore (without chaperones); this gave the impression that they were single and could whatever
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During the 1920’s there were many significant changes for women but majority of the people didn’t support them. Some changes were labour saving devices going on sale and women got the right to vote. Younger women welcomed and supported the changes and acted out with wild ambitious behaviour and dramatic fashion alterations whereas rural women and immigrants stayed traditional. Many women demanded to stay in the workforce after the war ended. Women stood their ground and entered the workforce
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Women‚ forever have been the object of desire‚ appreciation‚ and structured formality of the American household. Women were taught to observe‚ but not comment; follow their husbands and fathers‚ but not step out of line‚ and promote their perfect families. There were manuals to be followed‚ chores to be completed‚ and people to be pleased. Women‚ were models of society‚ often seen as porcelain dolls that could break at any moment in time. However‚ by the 1920’s women were starting to break out
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The image of the flapper in addition to women stepping out of the household have then a new sense of independence. For women‚ having a job was now a form of self expression. You were making a statement. This radical new idea is explained best by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in Women and Economics when she says‚ “The spirit of personal independence in the women of today is sure proof that a change has come...the radical change in the economic position of women is advancing upon us...the growing individualization
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Before 1920 a few women attended seminary or an academy for women to learn and be educated but women were not allowed to attend universities and college campuses; this was for men only and women believed they too could benefit from obtaining a degree and becoming part of the work force‚ helping their families and being able to move up the ladder economically. This was considered by many women as the beginning of a long fight to establish their rights and place in the world. Women believed they
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