Women and Politics
The right for a woman to vote in elections is known as…?
Women's Suffrage
Prior to the 1920s, what was considered to be women’s work…?
House Work
What new idea of the “modern woman” allowed women to purchase clothing without needing the consent of others? (such as husbands or parents)
Working a paying job
This worldwide event would serve as a starting point for women to being going against social norms in the United States (especially in the workforce)?
World War I
The first women to fly across the Atlantic Ocean did so in 1928...?
Amelia Earhart
A woman who was working towards obtaining voting rights in the U.S. was known as a…?
Suffragette
Known as “pink collar” jobs, these were some of the first paying jobs for the modern women…? (Please name one)
Secretary, teacher, nurse
Women began to ditch the high necked, ankle lengths dresses of the previous era for to wear these items? (Name one)
Short dresses, jewelry, high heels, makeup, the “bob" hair style
Rebellions women of the 1920s were commonly known as
Flappers
This pageant, open to all women in America between the ages of 17 and 25 was first held in 1921...?
The Miss America Pageant
This amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote…?
The 19th Amendment
These two reasons were among the major motivations for women to try and get paying jobs in the 1920s...? (Please name one)
Support families and Make money for themselves
What were some of the issues that traditionalists had with the ways women dressed during the 1920s?
They found them to be immoral, provocative and a symbol of corrupt values
Women began partaking in activities that were once considered to be reserved for men? (Name one)
Drinking and smoking
This current fan-favorite Olympic event became open to women in 1928...?
Women's Gymnastics
These two women would become pivotal figures in the women’s rights and the women's suffrage movement…? (Please name one)
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Women received better training and able to find better jobs due to improvements in this…?
Women’s education
Though considered to be a man's article of clothing at the time, more and more women started wearing these, especially in “blue collar” jobs?
Pants
Dating without an adult chaperone became easier due to this invention...?
The automobile.
Nellie Taylor Ross became nation's first women Governor. She was the governor of this big, western state.
Wyoming
Since the U.S. Congress convened on March 4, 1789, 12,249 individuals have served as Representatives, Senators, or in both capacities.
About how many do you think have been women?(round to the nearest hundred)
306 women
What decade would create a law meant to guarantee equal pay for men and women? (Hint: not the 20s)
The 1960s (1963 Equal Pay Act)
Originating in France, this fashion design company would heavily influence 1920s women's fashion and continues to do so today.
Coco Chanel
Flappers (and other rebels of the 20s) could be found in these Prohibition-era bars known as...?
Speakeasies
Helen Moody, considered by many to be the greatest female athlete ever, played this sport...?
Tennis