Women In The 1910s

American women in the 1910s were in the tail end of first-wave feminism, which was about gaining legal and political rights, whereas American women in the 2010s are in the midst of third-wave feminism, which is about recreating the identities and roles of women in American society. Developments in the 20th century made life a lot better for women in the 2010s. However, although there were improvements made in the domains of voting, employment, and gender norms, American society still favors the plight of men versus that of women.
The legal precedent up until 1920 has been that citizenship and suffrage are two separate rights and that, although women are citizens, they have not been extended voting rights, per the Supreme Court Case Minor v. Happersett (Ray and Richards 376). However, this was changing due to women getting the right to vote in states like Wyoming and Arizona. All US women got the right to vote in 1920, as a result of the 19th
At the time, women were not perceived as being able to do more physical or intellectually stimulating labor. This changed somewhat, however, during World War I. In WWI, since the men were overseas, there was a shortage of workers back home, which was filled by women (Green 57). In the 2010s, American women work as doctors, astronomers, professional athletes, and more. This is a result of second-wave feminism that began in the 1960s. At this point in time, women questioned their societal roles as women and pushed for acceptance into realms that were historically reserved for men, like professional sports, higher education, and political office. At this point, women’s enrollment in college skyrocketed and the idea of co-educational colleges became socially acceptable. The idea of dual-income households no longer carries the stigma it once did in the