Title: American History USA
Headings: Working and Voting -- Women in the 1920s
Working and Voting -- Women in the 1920s
Dan Bryan, March 6 2012
Women voters and the Sheppard-Towner Act
Clerical occupations and the twenties woman
Creative occupations and the twenties woman
Work as a precursor to marriage

Content: Creative occupations and the twenties woman
The creative occupations offered the best hope for advancement. The department stores hired women in large numbers, and with skill and intelligence they could work their way up to being designers or buyers. The latter group was entrusted with securing apparel and supply for the major stores, which could include traveling to London or Paris to build connections and fashion knowledge. It was a very lucrative position, if one had the right eye for buying things that sold well. There were also chances in writing, dancing, acting, and in singing -- those brutally competitive fields of the creative mind. This was the age of Martha Graham, of Edna St. Vincent Millay and Dorothy Parker, and Clara Bow. On a smaller scale, it was increasingly common to find women creating and producing artistic and literary journals. As the means for a select few to find autonomy and material success, these fields served admirably. But as in any era, few possessed the talent and connections to capitalize. Work as a precursor to marriage
"I pay our women well so they can dress attractively and get married." -