Changes in roles of women during 1920's

The 1920s ushered in an era of dramatic change in the role and image of women in America, through new attitudes and a significantly different way of life. It was said in The Household in January 1884 that, "a really good housekeeper is almost always unhappy. While she does so much for the comfort of others, she nearly ruins her own health and life. It is because she cannot be easy and comfortable when there is the least disorder or dirt to be seen." This was the general consensus concerning the role of women up until the very end of the 1800s, but the turn of the century and the post World War I period was accompanied by drastic changes to this theory.
Thus the general attitudes of the entire population, men and women alike, were completely revolutionized from the provincial views before. Previously, women were expected to do nothing more – or less – than cooking, ironing, mending, laundry, cleaning the house, and taking care of the children. These tasks consumed most of their ...