Roles Of Women In The 1920s Essay
Exploring their Rights and Encountering Change: Women of the 1920s
World War I and the 1920s play a very important role for the rights and independence of women. Now, many of you may be thinking "how?". It was a major role changing event for the lives of the women. Women began to grow independent, they got a right to work and vote. They got freedom. But what were the events that led to the freedom and independence of the women?
During World War I many men had to leave their jobs in order to serve in the army. So, their jobs were vacated and also new jobs were being created as a result of the war, for example, in the munition factories. The massive job increase and lack of man-power, resulted in women being employed. Initially, there was …show more content…
This started the Women's Liberation Movement and young women started acting out. They formed groups of feminists and some even became flappers. Flappers were usually groups of young women, who wore short skirts, bobbed hair and enjoyed jazz music. Flappers were branded by society as 'not good', while they were just young women seeking freedom. The feminist groups were formed to promote gender equality and social, political,legal and economic rights. They achieved success along with the Women's Suffrage Movement.
Women were not forced to become a perfect housewife, they were allowed to dress as they wish and not forced to wear corsets and long dresses, basically they were allowed to do all that a man could. Changes in style and appearance became fashion. Their clothes were also a way of expressing their freedom. They began to smoke and drink in public and went out unchaperoned to express their independence.
The world war I was the start of the change in the status of women, from housewives to working-class citizens. Women began to be respected partially, if not fully for their efforts during the war. They also got a right to vote and got 'equal pay for equal
World War I and the 1920s play a very important role for the rights and independence of women. Now, many of you may be thinking "how?". It was a major role changing event for the lives of the women. Women began to grow independent, they got a right to work and vote. They got freedom. But what were the events that led to the freedom and independence of the women?
During World War I many men had to leave their jobs in order to serve in the army. So, their jobs were vacated and also new jobs were being created as a result of the war, for example, in the munition factories. The massive job increase and lack of man-power, resulted in women being employed. Initially, there was …show more content…
This started the Women's Liberation Movement and young women started acting out. They formed groups of feminists and some even became flappers. Flappers were usually groups of young women, who wore short skirts, bobbed hair and enjoyed jazz music. Flappers were branded by society as 'not good', while they were just young women seeking freedom. The feminist groups were formed to promote gender equality and social, political,legal and economic rights. They achieved success along with the Women's Suffrage Movement.
Women were not forced to become a perfect housewife, they were allowed to dress as they wish and not forced to wear corsets and long dresses, basically they were allowed to do all that a man could. Changes in style and appearance became fashion. Their clothes were also a way of expressing their freedom. They began to smoke and drink in public and went out unchaperoned to express their independence.
The world war I was the start of the change in the status of women, from housewives to working-class citizens. Women began to be respected partially, if not fully for their efforts during the war. They also got a right to vote and got 'equal pay for equal