THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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They had new job opportunities in office work, factories, and other jobs that were considered only for men.
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There was an increase in equality within a marriage.
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Women rejected the attitudes of previous generations, where men made all the rules and women were expected as well as told to follow them.
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Life was no different for women after WWI than it was before WWI.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most notably, the aftermath of the war witnessed women gaining voting rights in many nations for the first time. Yet women’s full participation in political life remained limited, and some states did not enfranchise their female inhabitants until much later (1944 in France).
Detailed explanation-2: -Traditional attitudes There had been progress towards a change in this attitude to women. A number of laws were passed to improve their standing. Women had increased rights over property and children within marriage, and divorce. They were also receiving more education and could be involved in local politics.
Detailed explanation-3: -Women took on new roles in the work force, notably in war production and agriculture. In 1914, the German armaments producer Krupp employed almost no women. By 1917, women made up nearly 30 percent of its 175, 000 workers and a nationwide total of nearly 1.4 million German women were employed in the war labor force.
Detailed explanation-4: -Women’s roles continued to expand in the postwar era. Women who remained in the workplace were usually demoted. But after their selfless efforts during World War II, men could no longer claim superiority over women. Women had enjoyed and even thrived on a taste of financial and personal freedom-and many wanted more.