Flappers In The 1920's

The Roaring Twenties

You might think the 1920’s is not a significant time period, yet actually lots of people and morals began to change, and major events happened during this decade as well. There are several events that helped shape America the way it is today. These include the following: moral customs/roles, major economic events, and racism. In the 1920’s, morals began to take a toll and change, especially for women. Women began to have a bigger part of society and made their way up to be able to do things they wanted to do. Flappers were very different women coming up in the twenties, “Flappers were young women, especially those from late teenage years to 30, who engaged in a score of scandalous activities and flouted the conventions

Women started working more often and not staying home as much. This did not apply to every woman though because only 23.6% of women made up the workplace. Some jobs included: farming, nursing, sales clerks, telephone operators, and secretaries. All of these jobs had been Primarily worked by males. These jobs were vital for women to work because men were away at war. Farming was essential because someone had to produce and be able to provide for the people since the men were at war.

The crash of the stock market had a big impact on the economy in the 1920’s. There were several factors that caused it to crash. “During the 1920s, the U.S. stock market underwent rapid expansion, reaching its peak in August 1929, a period of wild speculation. By then, production had already declined and unemployment had risen, leaving stocks in great excess of their real value. Among the other causes of the eventual market collapse were low wages, the proliferation of debt, a weak agriculture, and an excess of large bank loans that could not be

A small percentage of people in the 1920’s were arrogant and racist. African American were often refered to as Negroes. They were constantly being harassed and terrorized by a new and upcoming group called the KluKluxKlan, a white supremisicist group. “The Klan often terrorized blacks. Klan members sometimes burned fiery crosses in front of the houses of black families. And they sometimes beat and murdered blacks. The Ku Klux Klan also acted against Roman Catholics, Jews, and foreigners. But it hated blacks most of all.” People of other religions were terrorized as well because their religion made something about them seem un-american. For example, Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian born anarchists and were convicted of murder. This is a prime example that people were discriminated based off where they came from or their religion and not just the color of their