Women's Rights In The 1920's

The idea of what a woman was, was being redefined in the 1920's. From traditional to modern, the idea of what women were becoming, was vastly changing in America in the 1920's.
With the installment of the Nineteenth Amendment, which states that no citizen should be denied the right to vote based off their sex, gave women the right to vote, and thus the opportunity to have a voice for their opinions. Women were becoming able to do things just as men could, and this new sense of equality gave way to a new lifestyle of an American woman.
Flappers and vamps were the first women rebels of their kind. With short hair, short dresses, and a willingness to go further than any woman previously, these daredevils redefined what a woman could be. Traditional views stated that a woman had to be conservative, where long dresses, and have many children. The new woman, however, was a complete three hundred and sixty degree turn around. The new woman was wild and a frequent party attendee, wore scandalously short attire, and had a career before a family, if she had one at all. Women were changing the stereotypes the traditional views had forced upon them.
In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald,the 1920's are depicted through characters who define the 1920's, such as Jordan Baker. Jordan Baker, for example, is the epitome of what a new woman is. Jordan, a famous athlete, tours the country playing golf. She does not have a husband or a family and makes all her money soley from the career she runs herself. Jordan defines the new woman of the 1920's because of her independence. She makes her own money and doesn't rely on the income of a man, which, with traditional views, had been the only way thought for a woman to suitably live.
The role of women in the 1920's was a turning point in the timeline of their history. They redefined what a woman was, and what a woman had the potential to be. Women were finally able to voice their opinion, change the stereotypes, and become, most importantly, independent.