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    Roaring Twenties :1920-29 Decade of rapid change in America life, post-wwi America and youth questioned the ideas that led to the war. They challenged traditional values. Women's status elevated during the 1920's.

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    Roaring Twenties :1920-29 Decade of rapid change in America life, post-wwi America and youth questioned the ideas that led to the war. They challenged traditional values. Women's status elevated during the 1920's.

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    Roaring Twenties :1920-29 Decade of rapid change in America life, post-wwi America and youth questioned the ideas that led to the war. They challenged traditional values. Women's status elevated during the 1920's.

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    AVIATION

    SPORTS

    CRIME

    JAZZ MUSIC

    DEMOGRAPHICS

    ARTS

    RELIGION & EDUCATION

    POLITICS & ECONOMY

    RACISM WOMENS ROLE MEDIA

    WOMENS ROLE
    DEMOGRAPHICS

    SPORTS AVIATION

    Roaring Twenties

    Aim: To what extent did women's status elevate during the 1920s
    I. a. b. Roaring Twenties :1920-29 Decade of rapid change in America life, Post WWI America & youth questioned the ideas that led to the war.

    c.

    They challenged traditional values

    WOMENS ROLE

    DEMOGRAPHICS

    Aim: To what extent did women's status elevate during the 1920s

    SPORTS AVIATION

    Roaring Twenties

    I. 3 Changes in Demographics (Population statistics)


    1. Rural to urban migration a. Farmers move from countryside to city (6Mil) b. Over production slowed farming/ Industrialization grew 2. African Americans migrate to Northern states a. Reason 1: Jim Crow laws in the South b. Reason 2: Job opportunity in the North 3. Immigrants migrate to America

    a. Post WWI refugees from Europe, China, & Japan

    Explain why would farmers move to the city?

    Explain why African Americans would move from southern to northern states?

    Roaring Twenties: Social Changes


    II. Changes in Women

    a. Women in society: Flappers 1) knee high dresses 2) Public smoking & drinking
    b. Women Voting & Working 1) 19th Amendment (1920): Women's Suffrage (Voting Rights) 2) 23% more in workforce 3) Paid less than men ($1 vs .75) 4) Kept from select jobs, (Lawyers, Doctors) 5) Limited to lesser jobs, (Nurses, cleaning)
    1920s

    What jobs do you think women worked and why?

    1912

    Describe some differences between the 2 fashions.

    2400 Miles 20 hrs

    Earhart 1928

    Lindbergh 1927

    3600Miles 33hrs

    III. Aviation
    a. Charles Lindbergh 1927 * Flies non-stop from NY to Paris b. Amelia Earhart 1928

    * 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic

    Roaring Twenties: Sports


    IV. Sports Heroes 1) Babe Ruth (60 hr in 1927) 2) Jack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier 1921:(first1mil ticket sales) 3) Gertrude Ederle: 1st woman to swim the English Channel

    Women's Role in the Roaring Twenties

    More women in the workforce

    Accomplishments in aviation

    The 19th amendment The right to vote

    Change in fashion & behavior

    Accomplishments in sports

    Which change or achievement most impacted the status of women in the 1920s? Was it for the better, why or why not?

    Activity: Read Article & Discussion 1. 6 Rows: 2. Each row work in groups of 4 3. Rows 1&2 Focus Question: Do you believe certain roles in society should not be gender neutral? Explain 4. Rows 3&4 Focus Question: Explain the advantages of women in combat positions. 5. Rows 5&6 Focus Question: Explain the disadvantages of women in combat positions. Note: Explain your position using references from the article and examples from women in the roaring twenties.

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