America entered a time of progress and reform from 1890 to the 1920’s. This timeframe marked a great turning point for women in society. Progressive legislation, like the nineteenth amendment, helped create the flapper subculture that encouraged the liberalization of women in society. The subculture encouraged use of birth control, and encourage women to take control of their own lives.
Before 1890, the role women played in society was very limited. They were to stay home to clean, raise and educate the children, and make their husband happy. If a woman was working, it would be a domestic, low paying, job; and she would not keep it when she was wed. Some of this sexism came to a close during the Progressive Era due to the work of early feminists; …show more content…
Eventually, in the 1920’s, Stanton and Mott’s vision of women's voting rights came into existence through the nineteenth amendment. This amendment secured women the right to vote.
With the automobile becoming more popular during the progressive era, women could now get out of the house more easily. This led to an increase in the amount of clubs women would join, especially in the middle class. These clubs first aimed at educating women, transformed into politically active clubs campaigning for the alleviation of social problems. Another popular trend of the time period for women was helping out at settlement houses. All these things expanded women’s roles outside of the household, a major turning point for women.
Although things were looking up for women in the 1920’s, their role in society took a big dip in the 1950’s. Women in the 1950’s were expected to be the perfect housewife, do laundry, clean, and cook. There were common standards that women needed to uphold in their house, they no longer took an active role in political and social affairs. They became bored and left with a feeling of incompletion due to their lack of activity within the community. To ease their unfulfillment feeling, many women turned
Before 1890, the role women played in society was very limited. They were to stay home to clean, raise and educate the children, and make their husband happy. If a woman was working, it would be a domestic, low paying, job; and she would not keep it when she was wed. Some of this sexism came to a close during the Progressive Era due to the work of early feminists; …show more content…
Eventually, in the 1920’s, Stanton and Mott’s vision of women's voting rights came into existence through the nineteenth amendment. This amendment secured women the right to vote.
With the automobile becoming more popular during the progressive era, women could now get out of the house more easily. This led to an increase in the amount of clubs women would join, especially in the middle class. These clubs first aimed at educating women, transformed into politically active clubs campaigning for the alleviation of social problems. Another popular trend of the time period for women was helping out at settlement houses. All these things expanded women’s roles outside of the household, a major turning point for women.
Although things were looking up for women in the 1920’s, their role in society took a big dip in the 1950’s. Women in the 1950’s were expected to be the perfect housewife, do laundry, clean, and cook. There were common standards that women needed to uphold in their house, they no longer took an active role in political and social affairs. They became bored and left with a feeling of incompletion due to their lack of activity within the community. To ease their unfulfillment feeling, many women turned