Title: Home Life in the 1920s | Synonym
Headings: Home Life in the 1920s
Home Life in the 1920s
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1 Father Knew Best
2 More Than A Mother
3 Children Were Children
4 Gizmos and Gadgets

Content: However, as the economy strengthened and more and more middle-class fathers gained respectable careers, they began to psychologically draw apart from their families. Many fathers embraced the role of the breadwinner and spent more and more time away from the home. Father knew best when it came to discipline and was still technically the head of the household, but mothers were the primary caregivers of the children and managed the day-to-day household needs and chores. 2 More Than A Mother
Women earned the right to vote during this decade, and more of them also began working outside of the home for the first time. Young women gained more freedom and rebelled in minor ways, including how they dressed and spoke. Gender roles started to blur as mothers were not expected to stay home every day and women were not viewed as having no employment skills outside of the home. Even with these advancements, the majority of families in the 1920s consisted of a father who was the wage earner and a mother whose job it was to stay home and take care of the house and children. 3 Children Were Children
Before the 1920s, adults viewed children as smaller adults that should be working and not being educated. Many children did not attend school, but instead stayed home to help work on the farm or around the house. During the 1920s, education reform greatly improved public schooling for children, and education became more valued.