Suffragette Movement: The Roaring Twenties
A teenage woman living the the 1920s had very little chances of straying from the role that was given to her at birth. She would marry young, and stay at home to raise the children. Furthermore, woman would have to stay at home to receive guests, as well as doing the daily chores with the help of a live-in maid. Although women were expected to follow the path of a housewife, divorce was increasingly becoming more popular in the 20s. This was due to the new found confidence woman had discovered, as a result of the play “Thoroughly Modern Millie”, millions of girls left their small-town lives to uncover the independent life in the city. As that may be, not all men respected the new independence that women had …show more content…
The 1920s saw the rise of Home Economics; A course dedicated to making typically female house duties of the time into commercial jobs like becoming a seamstress or cook. Along with this, women were finally given the opportunity to independently study at university and pursue similar careers to men, although they were still socially persecuted by the males. For women this was the first time since WWI that women had the chance to go out and add to the economy, although the pay was not up to par with the men. Women also had to deal with discrimination and belittling by their managers and higher up officials. In the US alone, 8 million women worked to help support the family in a time where one wage was not a viable option. With women included in the workforce, children could be fed better and families could pay bills on time. Although women’s rights movements were gaining traction, things still had a long way to go. Suffrage, for example, had more support than the movement had ever seen previously due to the realized rising need for it after WWI. In fact, in 1918 women over thirty were given the right to vote, only fueling the flames to fight for equality more. Divorce was
A teenage woman living the the 1920s had very little chances of straying from the role that was given to her at birth. She would marry young, and stay at home to raise the children. Furthermore, woman would have to stay at home to receive guests, as well as doing the daily chores with the help of a live-in maid. Although women were expected to follow the path of a housewife, divorce was increasingly becoming more popular in the 20s. This was due to the new found confidence woman had discovered, as a result of the play “Thoroughly Modern Millie”, millions of girls left their small-town lives to uncover the independent life in the city. As that may be, not all men respected the new independence that women had …show more content…
The 1920s saw the rise of Home Economics; A course dedicated to making typically female house duties of the time into commercial jobs like becoming a seamstress or cook. Along with this, women were finally given the opportunity to independently study at university and pursue similar careers to men, although they were still socially persecuted by the males. For women this was the first time since WWI that women had the chance to go out and add to the economy, although the pay was not up to par with the men. Women also had to deal with discrimination and belittling by their managers and higher up officials. In the US alone, 8 million women worked to help support the family in a time where one wage was not a viable option. With women included in the workforce, children could be fed better and families could pay bills on time. Although women’s rights movements were gaining traction, things still had a long way to go. Suffrage, for example, had more support than the movement had ever seen previously due to the realized rising need for it after WWI. In fact, in 1918 women over thirty were given the right to vote, only fueling the flames to fight for equality more. Divorce was