Changing Ways of Life/Roles for Women (Ch. 13, Sec. 1 & 2)1. Life in US During 1920’s (Prohibition)2. Fundamentalists & Liberals Battle Over

Religion3. Young Women Changed Rules & Roles

What was life like in US cities during the 1920’S & prohibition?

• With 65 cities of 100,000 (several over 1 million), they were crowded, fast-paced, very competitive

• Native-born whites & blacks competed with immigrants (Poles, Swedes, Irish, Russian, etc.)

• Religious groups (sinful) & reformers (public health & safety) pushed for prohibition legislation

• Speakeasies (saloons, nightclubs) & bootleggers supplied illegal alcohol

• 18th Amendment opened the door for organized crime (Al Capone) to take over alcohol industry

What was the problem between fundamentalists & liberals over religion?

• Fundamentalists (literal interpretation of Bible) vs. liberals (Darwin’s evolution)

• Billy Sunday & Aimee Semple McPherson led call for laws against teaching evolution

• John T. Scopes was arrested for breaking a Tennessee law against teaching evolution

• The Supreme Court decided it was against the law to teach evolution in schools

How did young women change their rules & roles in 1920’s?

• Young women rebelled against the double standards men had established

• Some (flappers) wore makeup, stockings, pumps, & bobbed haircuts (drank, smoked, & enjoyed life)

• A booming economy opened new doors for women in the workplace (clerical, factory)

• Birth control & technological innovations (labor saving appliances) simplified women’s lives

• Although freed to pursue new interests, women soon felt the pressure of juggling work & family