13. 2 Overview: The Twenties Woman

1.  What caused young women to shed tradtional submissive roles in the 1920s?


2.  What was the flapper and how did this represent the changing attitudes of many young women at this time?


3. What was the double standard at that time and why did it exist?


4. What new work opportunities existed for women why did these open up at this time?


5.  How did modern families change in the 1920s?


6.  How did life change for children in the 1920s?