America

How captitalism affected women

Flapper style became popular

womens dresses became shorter
they began to smoke, drink use
cosmetics

Became empowered through the lifestyle

August 8th 1920 they were officially
given the right to vote

After vote women remained in feminised professions with less status

Hostile towards working married women

Divorse rates increased

The Economy Act (1932) prohibited married women from having federal jobs

New Deal programs were only aimed at men

By 1936 the NRA employed 460 000 women

NRA benefitted women by allowing them
to join unions and for better working conditions

Found careers in nursing, social work, and education

1880 - 1910 women in work rose
from 2.6 million to 7.8 million

1900 brought prosperity, control of
earnings and having the custody of
children after a divorce.

Enabled women to serve in the Army

350 000 women served in the army

Female officers were unable to give men orders

Majority of women were nurses

took up mens jobs in their absence

US women were not conscripted into the workforce, unlike France and Britain.

Many served as red Cross volunteers

Marriage boom occurred in the 1940s women got married earlier and had an average of 3 kids

Initially men held a reluctant
attitude to allow women to work.
This reflected cultural norms at the time .

Rosie the Riverter campaign encouraged women
to take on mens jobs but the employment was
seen as temporary and ending after the war

Traditional gender roles
were not seriously challenged

1945 at the end of the traditional
work roles were reestablished

By 1947 women in the work
force reduced by 10%

African americans

The progressive era (1900 - 1918) was a movement to correct social, economic and political problem.