Women of the 1920's seemed to be "owned" by their fathers and husbands. I think it is sick how little control and independence women had. I do not think women are at all inferior to men so I definitely would have been a fighter for women's rights. When a women got married she basically was signing herself over to the man and anything she had. Women were not allowed to own property, keep the money they made, inherit money from their husband if he died without a written will, control their children, or make any family decisions. The world was about men, men, and men. I hate the idea of women just being a maid, cook, and practically a slave to the husband. I would not fit into this era because I will not wait on any guys head and toe. I am very independent and I am very proud of it. In many ways women were not even considered a person. Women a lot of the time did not hold jobs unless it was factory work and would never get a job nor be aloud to have a job. Women were treated as dirt and it makes no sense as to why they were. I think America has serious problems because we seem to always be unequal in some way like women rights, black rights, and homosexual rights. We "fix" them as we go but we always are running into new ways that the country is unequal.
Source:
The Social Studies Help Center: The Turbulent 20's- Roaring or Snoring.
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