Western Civilization II / Unit 15 WC2 1428 short lesson, about 20 seconds
What the War Changed for Women: The New Woman and the Reversal
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The idea
The durable changes were jobs, practical clothing, bobbed hair and the vote. The New Woman worked, lived alone, drank, danced; the flapper, knee-length skirts and jazz, was her American type. Then the reversal: exclusion from male jobs and universities, unequal pay.
In practice
Anti-discrimination law another half-century away, the anchor says.
Where people slip
The witness has the New Woman and the flapper.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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