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The Twenties Woman (SOCIAL (Flappers: embraced the new fashions and urban…
The Twenties Woman
SOCIAL
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Close-fitting felt hats, bright waistless dresses above knees, skin-toned silk stockings, sleek pumps, strings of beads replaced the dark and prim ankle-length dresses, whalebone corsets, and petticoats of Victorian days.
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Began smoking cigarettes, drinking in public, and talking openly about sex.
They danced the fox trot, camel walk, tango, Charleston, and shimmy with abandon.
Rebellious adolescents, who put an unprecedented strain on families.
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HOME
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flouted tradition, the flapper was more an image of rebellious youth than a widespread reality.
CONTRARY
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Traditionalists in churches and schools protested the new casual dances and women’s acceptance of smoking and drinking.
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employers who believed that men had the responsibility to support their families financially often replaced female workers with men.
WORK
New work opportunities for women in offices, factories, stores, and professions.
Many female college graduates turned to “women’s professions” and became teachers, nurses, and librarians.
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Women in the 20s begin to reject the values of the 19th century and demand the same freedoms of men.