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[|social] Role of Women in the 1920s: Superficial or genuine strides toward equality? By Cara Nella Raimondi
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It was an everyday routine, for April, as she stared into her closet. Finally after pondering for a few moments, she pulled out one of her favorite dresses. It was her short lose purple dress, with the brown belt and purse. Laying her outfit neatly on the bed, she walked toward her vanity, sat down and started to undo her curlers; this did not take long seeing as how, her hair was very short. Taking her little white head band that matched her blue dress, she finished applying her cosmetics, walked over to her bed and tossed on her little blue dress, and headed down stairs. Making her way into the kitchen, she saw her father sitting at the table, reading the paper as he always did every morning. "Good morning," said April. "Good morning, dear," he replied. Looking up from his paper he said, "Now what are you wearing? Do you even realize, what the paper is calling girls like you, it says here in the [|Atlantic Monthly]: "Trot like foxes, limp like lamp dukes, one step like cripples, and all to the barbaric yawp of strange instruments which transform the whole scene into a moving-picture of fancy bailing bedlam." "Look they even have come up with a new word, to describe these girls. They are calling them [|"flappers,"] her father said, as if by using a more demanding voice, it would influence his daughter in some way. "Father we are in the 1920s, woman are no longer restricted any more," she replied. Looking over her father's shoulder she said, "Look father see what the paper is also calling us flappers: "These women are starting to go to college, and when she graduates she is going to earn her own living. She declines to be dependent upon a father and mother amply able to support her. She will do settlement work; she won't go to church; she has views on marriage and birth rate, she occupies herself passionately, with everything except the things that used to occupy the minds of girls."-[|Margaret Deland]"See father, girls like me aren't all bad." Smiling, she grabbed one of her father's cigarettes and placed it in her signal barrel cigarette holder. Hearing a car horn beep, outside, she kissed her father Farwell, and head out the front door, to were Johnny her boy-friend of a year, was now waiting for her in the drivers set of his automobile. "Hey," said Johnny. "Hey," replied April, who was now sitting in the passenger set. Leaning forward she turned the knob and found her favorite station, number 92.1 the woman's station/ [|jazz]station. "woman of the 1920s," said a woman's voice on his radio. "are determined to get what they want. Woman's organizations a cross the country are organizing riots and protests, and have held seminars and conventions were woman can speak out. Speaking of witch, this Sunday, May 26, at 5:30pm, at the Town House; The National [|League of Woman Voters], have arranged a convention, were they will discusses the 19th Amendment and how it can be used to gain more rights for woman, they will then have an open mike were any one with any thoughts or ideas my come up and express them. Now, we will turn back to our program after these brief messages..." "I think we should go to that," said April. "Sounds good to me but, your parents will never let you go." "O'h I'll think of something to tell them," replied April. "O.k., well were here. I'll drop you off in the front of the school and then go find a parking space. Wait for me on the front steps, will yah?" "All right, hurry up because I don't want to be late for my first class!"

The 1920s are known in [|American history]of a time of [|social] and political reform. A time period were woman fought and won equality; these ten years were able to reshape woman's opportunities in America. Flappers in the 1920s, were determined to get what they wanted, they were tired of being considered, as there husbands or fathers property, they were sick of not being considered a person, but more as a possession. Women could not own land after they were married, and any land that they did own, prier to there marriage would be given to their husband. They could not keep the money that they had earned for themselves. And girls like April, prier to the 1920s, could not care or control of there own children. They had absolutely no rights; their husbands were able to sell the family land, and take all of the money profited by it, for him self, and leave nothing, behind for his wife and children. But young determined flappers, like April were able to change all that, during these important years of the 1920s. February 27, 1920 the [|19th Amendment]is passed, and on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment is declared ratified; this amendment gave flappers the right to vote, though out the entire United. Because of the 19th Amendment, woman could enter into national politics; such as the Republican Convention, witch would now provided that the committees have equal representation; one man and one woman from each state. This was made possible by [|The National American Woman's Suffrage Association (N.A.W.S.A)] which later established the [|National League of Woman Voters](N.L.W.V). Both these groups were started by the so called "lamp dukes." These flappers focused, not exclusively on one issue, but embraced a number of them. They aimed to educate woman on using there vote to gain more rights and new opportunities. They sought to reform society; expand the roles for woman and for labor and professional reforms as well. Girls such as April, during the 1920s, sought to create a truly gender blind legal code. That would make woman and men, truly equal. Short skirts, short hair, cosmetics, going to collage smoking in public, was the definition of a flapper; a rebelase woman out to gain new opportunities. The new fashion reflected the fight for equality. Flappers and girls like April were smoking and drinking in public. Things that they would not have done before. Many of these flappers rejected the traditional role of wife and mother and instead entered the work force of the thriving businesses and economy. Flappers first had to gain, [|Cable Act], which made woman's citizen ship to some degree independent of that of there husbands. This meant that it was easier to gone the work forces. Woman were finally given the right to own property in there own name. These rights made woman everywhere know that they were able to do things without a husband to depend on. Woman of the 1920s were doing everything that they may not have done before. These flappers sought for greater personal freedom and equality with men. Woman would no longer be, thought of as, unequal. Because woman had lacked special training, in work areas, but now they would be able to go to schools and get there required training. By joining the work force woman were able to integrate into the existing political structure. They used there vote, as a tool for achieving all other political aims. However, not all American woman, back then were flappers. But that did not last long; Flapper like April was soon popping up all over America. They started working, and going to schools, like The Education and Training Collage, for summer school, for woman workers in industry, though out academic training, union organizations skills witch helped woman in the work forces, so that they would no longer feel or be unqualified. It was flappers like April who helped, later on, one of the most radical things for woman's rights; in World War II, came a round, solders were need in combat. So woman were recruited, and put to duty, at the type writers doing and filling paper work, witch meant that the solders could go out in combat. This was really was the utilization of woman's rights and skills. By the American military taking in woman to help with the country during that time of war, was a meager step. By doing this it made people realize how, smart, important and strong woman really are. It was in the 1920s that really changed America, because of these flappers, fighting for equality, is what made it possible for woman to join the army and help out there country. 1920s flappers are what made America the truly "gender blind" country that it is today.

Works Consulted -"League of Woman Voters" Civil Rights in the United States. 2vols. Macmillan References USA 2000. History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/HistRC/ I liked this source because it helped give me good ideas on how to get my essay going. This source perfect for any one who is looking with in a certain time period, it also helps if you just want to get the bask information. [pic] -http://www.scyberty.com/Woman/The-Womans-Rights-Movment-in-the- 1920s.21028/2 I did not like this source because it did not have enough information for my time period, or my topic. However this source would most likely be more help full to someone how is righting a biography. -[|http://www.mtsu.edu?~kmiddlet/history/women/time/wh-20s.html] This source worked well for me because it should me pictures, so I was able to get a better feel for how woman dressed and how they changed over time. [pic] -American Decades-1920-1929 By: Judith S. Bauyhman This source was very helpful to me, because I was it gave direct quotes from people during that time. Also because it was only talking about things that had happened in the 1920s. It also had every move that woman did in that time period. -Encyclopedia of the U.S. in the 19th Century Volume 3 By: Charles SC Ribner's Sons I did not find this source helpful for what I was looking for, because it was hard to figure out what time period the author was talking about. This source we are good if you're trying to look up a curtain event of person, but not for a time period. But did give me ideas on were I should look for more information. -Americans At War Volume 3: 1901-1945 By: John P. Resch This book was not helpful, it did give events and it did help with finding out what lead up to wars. But the majority of the book, except for the beginning, really was not to helpful. -A People History of the United States By: Howard Zinn This book also jumped around from time period to time period. But other than being a little difficult to read was Farley helpful with providing quotes or articles. ||  ||
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