LIFESTYLE

African American women's lives are subject to change; famous African American women included: Josephine B. Bessie S.

Rebellious behavior of the flappers; flappers smoked in public,danced the new dances, and were sexually liberated

Traditionalist believed that the era would threaten family values, divorce was made easier and so the doubled, birth control increased, majority remained in traditional role of housewife

Afford to participate in the burgeoning consumer economy; machines made for household use

The Jazz age begin; jazz music impacted women &dancing

WORK

Millions of women worked; working women increased by 25%

Women roles are changing in the 1920s because of consumerism in America; the number of women attending college rose to 10%

Fashion/Hair

The "new women " era starts- flappers , new fashions ,and freedoms; abandoned traditional, restrictive women's clothing, wore clothing more convenient for activity

Women who wore long hair began to cut their hair onto bobs and wore different makeup