The Roaring Twenties.

"The disintegration of American values was reflected in manners and morals that shook American society to the depths." (Leuchtenburg) The 1920's was an era in which the Americans showed their independence through actions; learning not to live the same ways that those preceded them had. The '20s was a cultural and socialistic rebellious attitude, decomposing past American ethics and beliefs.

The most obvious rebellion is shown by the feminine movements during this time. In an effort to become modern and masculine, the "flapper" led to newly recognized rights for females in the male fields. The flappers showed their rebellion by wearing short skirts that in previous years would have been entirely inappropriate dress for women. Rebellion was also shown by the increased number of females working in public offices, obtaining jobs, attending colleges, and having leading roles in professional careers (events that were practically unheard-of fifty years earlier.) Women professionals increased 50 percent, while married working women increased 30 percent, leading to the use of new money.

Rebellion After Show

English: Violet Romer in flapper dress

Austrian Paper Money 1920s

With the suffrage movement in 1920, women started out the '20s with a passion for independence and political and social rights. Women lived by themselves, proving absolute independence from men. They, who had once been thought of as men's property solely to perform the acts of cleaning and cooking, were revolting against their title of "exclusive possession." Once the rebellion against stay-at-home wives had started, women who still fulfilled that role felt compelled to apologize that they were not out working alongside men in the job world. (Leuchtenburg) Although women had once been considered to belong within a private sphere, the female race was emerging into the public sphere, alongside men. Marriage was also a way to rebel; women who were unhappy in marriages felt that they had the right to divorce their...