Introduction
Women of the 1920s challenged the traditional gender norms constructing a new communal identity in which young and self-determined women could combat unfair labor standards in a workplace defined by social discrimination, causing women to
never qualify for equal pay amongst their male colleagues. These women, in defiance against the conventional feminine ideal, began smoking, drinking, dancing and spending their nights in speakeasies and jazz clubs. The image of these young women transformed into the cultural icon of “The Flapper,” showcasing new social and sexual freedoms during the 1920s, thus providing new opportunities. This budding cultural image gave independent women a symbol to
rally behind, expressing a new revolutionary ideal: women of the roaring twenties challenged the gender norms, ultimately banding together and fighting for their political freedoms and equal rights.
never qualify for equal pay amongst their male colleagues. These women, in defiance against the conventional feminine ideal, began smoking, drinking, dancing and spending their nights in speakeasies and jazz clubs. The image of these young women transformed into the cultural icon of “The Flapper,” showcasing new social and sexual freedoms during the 1920s, thus providing new opportunities. This budding cultural image gave independent women a symbol to
rally behind, expressing a new revolutionary ideal: women of the roaring twenties challenged the gender norms, ultimately banding together and fighting for their political freedoms and equal rights.