Woman

• Woman - before the war

  Restricted lives - couldn't vote.

  rarely played energetic sport.

  middle to upper class were expected to be polite and modest
• Woman - during war

  Took over jobs of the men, working just as hard - gave independence.

  given right to vote in 1920, by 1929 around 25% more woman had jobs
• Flappers

  mainly upper/ middle class Young fashionable and independent woman from Northern states
• Flappers - what they did

  some rode motorcycles, went to night clubs
• Flappers - traditional members view

  liberal attitude shocked traditional members of society.

  saw as examples of evils of modern life.

  felt family life religion and traditional views were under threat.
• Flappers - what happened

  Anti - flirt League formed to protest their behaviour