Women
Makayla
Essential questions:
How does the Flapper represent the "new women"? Were the 1920's successful for the women's movement?
The Flappers represented a new era of women. Flappers represented young independent women, who were breaking social norms. They changed the way women could dress and how they could act. The 1920's was a great era for the women's movement. During the 1920's women were granted suffrage through the 19th amendment. Women also paved way in the workforce.
Key points
- How did the flappers change the view of women in the 1920's?
- What gains did the Women's Movement make during the 1920's?
- How was life different for women in the 1920's compared to the Progressive Era (1900-1920)?
Thinking like a historian
Through Their Eyes
- How did people in the past view their world?
- How did their worldview affect their choices and actions?
- What values, skills, and forms of knowledge did people need to succeed?
Even today women are still fighting for equal rights. This time women are fighting for equality in the workforce. Feminism is still a big thing and most women want the change and stand for it.
Primary analysis
Author- The cartoon artist is Will E. Chapin. He worked for the the St. Louis Star.
Place and Time- This was drawn during the passing of the 19th amendment and the wait for ratification. The time affected the meaning of the source because Chapin realized the struggle that women faced with almost having the right to vote but not quite yet.
Prior Knowledge- Women gained the right to vote in the 1920's.
Audience- The intended audience was for women and supporters of women rights. If the intended audience was for people who weren't supporters of women's rights then the source would be different because Chapin was a supporter of women's rights.
Reason- This cartoon was to produced at the time to rally support behind the women, and to emphasize that there was still more fighting to be done.
The Main Idea- The main idea was to get people to support women and their right to work and have political power.
Place and Time- This was drawn during the passing of the 19th amendment and the wait for ratification. The time affected the meaning of the source because Chapin realized the struggle that women faced with almost having the right to vote but not quite yet.
Prior Knowledge- Women gained the right to vote in the 1920's.
Audience- The intended audience was for women and supporters of women rights. If the intended audience was for people who weren't supporters of women's rights then the source would be different because Chapin was a supporter of women's rights.
Reason- This cartoon was to produced at the time to rally support behind the women, and to emphasize that there was still more fighting to be done.
The Main Idea- The main idea was to get people to support women and their right to work and have political power.