Title: Feminism in 1920s to Modern Day - THe Girls of Gatsby
Headings: 
THe Girls of Gatsby
FEMINISM IN THE 1920s TO MODERN DAY
Women at Home
Marital Status
Women's Political Life
Women's Fashion
Women at Work
How Does all of this Relate to The Great Gatsby?

Content: The flapper image symbolized the 1920s for many people. The flapper-with her short skirts, short hair, dark make-up, and fun-loving attitude represented a new freedom for women. Highly publicized flappers shortened their skirts, drank illegal alcohol, smoked, and otherwise defied society’s expectations of proper conduct for young women. The fashion today has changed significantly. The flapper image is no longer a trend as it was in the 1920s. Women at Work
Because of the attitude that husbands should only have jobs, women worked at outside jobs. Cotton mills employed a few nurses, teachers, and social workers to staff social and educational programs. These mills did not hire black women, however, because of segregation. As a consequence, white millworkers often hired black women as domestic and child-care workers. Public acceptance of wage-earning jobs for young unmarried women was growing.