The Twenties Woman

1. Note two ways women's fashions changed.
A)Instead of wearing dark and prim anklelength dresses they bagan wearing bright waistless dresses an inch above the knees.
B)They began wearing skin toned silk stocking, sleek pumps, and strings of beads. They also started clipping their long hair into boyishbobs and dyed it black.

2. Note two ways women's social behavior changed.
A)Women began smoking cigarettes, drinking in public, and openly talking about sex.
B)They began dencing the fox trot, camel walk, tango, Charleston, and shimmy without an end.

3. Note two words that describe the attitude reflected by these changes.
double standard

4. Note one way women's work opportunities improved.
Women's work opportunities improved by the requirement of extensive correspondence and record keeping which created a demand for filing clerks, typists, secretaries, stenographers, and office-machine operators.

5. Note two ways women's home and family life improved.
A) Stores overflowed with ready-made clothes, sliced bread, and canned foods.
B) Public agencies provided services for the elderly, public health clinics served the sick, and workers' compensationassisted those who could no longer work.

6. Note three negative effects that accompanied women's changing roles in the 1920s.
A) rebellious adolescents
B) conflict between traditional and modern ways of thinking
C) increased pressure of juggling work and family life