THE NEW WOMAN

Chapter 11 S. 4

THE FLAPPERSymbolized the New Woman

Typically younger generation

Few were “full-fledged”

“Liberation”• Not just about being mom anymore• Shorter hemlines and more makeup• Bob haircut• Nights on the town• Promoted equal political and social rights

Often conflicted with traditionalists and

fundamentalists

SUFFRAGE ISN’T ENOUGH!

Using the power of the vote

Laws to protect women and children• NAWSA

ERA-Equal Rights Amendment• NWP• Never Passed

Employment

Education

“F IRSTS” FOR AMERICAN WOMEN, 1920S

Florence Allen

State Judge

Rebecca Felton

US Senator

Nellie Tayloe Ross

Wyoming, Governor

Dorothy ArznerTalking movie

directorMarie LuhringAutomotive Engineer

Gertrude EderleSwam the

English Channel

Phoebe OmlieFederal Pilot

CHANGES IN HOME LIFE

Wait to marry

Limit children

More with full or part time work• Also, working in charities• By choice in middle class

More time for education

Consumer economy geared towards women• Less time cleaning, more time playing• Electricity• Vacuum cleaners and washing machines• Rural lag behind

1.Charlie Chaplin

2.Babe Ruth

3.Charles Lindbergh

4.Flapper

5.Sigmund Freud

6.“Lost Generation”

7.F. Scott Fitzgerald

8.Ernest Hemingway

9.The Charleston

HIGHLIGHT AND DEFINECHAPTER 11 S 4