What Is The Role Of Women In The 1920s

As the 19th amendment was passed, women became more confident, stopped feeling like property, and realized that they could do more than just being a homemaker. Since men had left to go fight in the second World War, women needed to take over the work force. As the men began to return back to the states, some women refused to give up their current job. This resulted in women making up 23.6% of the American labor force. This jump primarily included single women, as only 10% of married women worked outside the home. Employment rate for women rose by 50.1% during the 1920s. Positions such as social workers, teachers, librarians, and nurses had already been common among women, but as corporate offices rose up, more jobs such as filing clerks, typists,