What are you willing to read?

Things I am Thankful for:
1. Taco Salads with Chipotle sauce.
2. Getting free snowcones
3. Getting free pizzas
4. Watching pie eating contests
5. Watching people make fools of themselves on a mechanical bull.

Quote of the Day.
"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right. You believe less so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together"
- Marilyn Monroe
I agree with this quote:)

P.S. I find it absolutely hilarious that I can type in Marilyn Monroe and have it be not get the red squiggly, I can even type in Jedi(as long as I capitalize the J) and not get the squiggly, but I can't type in the name of our President--Barack Obama--without getting the squiggles. I thought that was funny.

Anyways, I told you all about my paper for history. I have no doubt you all want to read it. I will therefore be posting it. Hope you enjoy.
The 1920’s were a time of great reform for women in America. Prior to this era women were considered to be chattel—granted they were not as oppressed as bad as the blacks or Native Americans—they were still not rich white men. The Women in the 1920’s lacked rights. They lacked the most basic of rights; the right to vote Even after the reform men continued to limit women's rights. Social scientists appeared in both print and oratory in an attempt to expand the roles of women in the home, workplace, etc. Their work both defined and reflected the identity of the “new woman.” The writings of the social scientists redefined sexuality, domestic jobs, and the workplace of the American woman in the 1920’s. Even after this redefinition of the “new roles”, Women still lacked equal rights.
One of the first points made in the papers concerning sex and sexuality of the American woman comes from William I. Thomas who states, “She is not immoral because this implies the loss of morality, but rather a-moral—never having a moral code.” Social scientists redefined the sex and sexuality of women in the 1920’s by showing women of this era as nothing more than a piece of meat waiting to be devoured by the next hungry male counterpart. We see this as the term “flapper” was coined in the 1920’s. The word “flapper”, in this era, brought to light a “brand new breed” of young women who broke away from societal norms. With the flappers came new style; they wore short skirts, they weren’t afraid to show a little skin. They had no problems openly disagreeing and dissenting with the societal norm of the 1920’s. Flappers were notorious for wearing makeup in copious amounts, smoking, drinking, and most importantly, having casual attitude towards sexual intercourse. They listened to the new music of the time—jazz. Jazz was to flappers as rock and roll was to hippies. It was freedom in sound. The flappers drove cars. They did everything that society had taught them not do to. One can argue that the social scientists were just writing about the time and how things were. Contrarily, it can also be stated that social scientists were fueling the fire and blowing this reform out of proportion. They were doing this to show that the new women coming forth in America was a bad thing and that this reform should be stopped. It is probable that writing and showing this to be more than it truly was, was the only way that the social scientists felt they could prevent this reform. The social scientists attempted to portray this new expression of sexuality of the “new women” in such a negative way as to try to ruin it. Prior to the 1920’s women’s sexual appetites were completely dependent on the man. Gerald Leinwand states, “sex was in the background and women were subservient to the appetites of men and only reluctantly partook of sexual intercourse.” This changed with the flappers. Flappers wanted equality in all aspects, not just economically when it came to jobs, but also when it came to sex. The flappers opined that if men could have sex freely that they, the women, should also be allowed to have sex freely. The women of the time became more and more aware of their sexuality and were freer with their sex and sexuality. They did not hide it like they once did, they were proud of who and what they were. Flappers were somewhat of the predecessors of the second wave for the feminist movement in the 1920’s. The flappers wanted equal rights and that is what the feminists fought for. Although they fought for equal rights, equal rights were not granted and have yet to be granted to women. The social scientists of this time redefined the “new American woman” by showing her as a “new breed” of women.
The domestic jobs of women were redefined by social scientists but merely reiterating them. At the time women were beginning to make strides, women were advocating change. The redefinition from the sociologists came from the belief that women should be housekeepers. Christine Frederick best shows this example by her sample schedule which states, “6:00-6:30 Rise and dress; start water heater.” The schedule is replete with similar chores and was seen to be the epitome of a woman during this era. This was an extremely sexist belief. In essence it is saying that if you are a woman, you belong in the house and that you should do all in your power to better yourself. An opposing view is argued by Lorine Pruette who declares, “The married woman who lets herself go upon the easy tide of domesticity is offering herself as a victim in a future tragedy.” This is saying that women should get as much education as possible and that domesticity is too easy and not suitable for the “new American woman.” The problems with Lorine Pruette’s argument come from Willystine Goodsell who provides a succinct summary of women’s absolute subservience in domesticity. Willystine Goodsell says, “Can it be in the divine order of things that one Ph.D. should wash dished a whole life time for another Ph.D. just because one is a woman and the other a man?” Why would a woman invest copious amounts of time and money in obtaining a higher education when it would just be thrown in her face and she is left to work at home? Women did not have rights in domestic jobs. Women were expected to put up or shut up. There was not a “new American woman” when it came to domestic tasks. They were expected to work full time at home and have everything ready for their families. Women who were not this stereotypical woman were not held in high esteem and viewed as being a bad wife and bad mother. The social scientists redefined the women of the roaring twenties by basically saying that their job was to be housekeeper and her ultimate job was to please her family, which was not a “redefinition” but an affirmation of the status quo.
The workplace in America can be pinpointed as one of the major sources of greatest inequality during the 1920’s. Women were seen in masses in the workplace because of World War I. Once the war was over, in the words of Alyse Gregory, “women were admonished to hurry once more home and give the men back their jobs. It was too late.” Workplace reform had taken place and it was there to stay. Women in the workplace liberated women. It allowed them to not have to be dependant on any other person but themselves. It gave women a freedom they had never experienced before. Although women had found a new-fangled freedom there was still a supreme lack of equality within the workplace. The inequality between men and women is blatantly seen through the graph provided by Alice Rogers Hager. While working in the factories the men averaged about thirty-two dollars a week. Conversely Women averaged a paltry seventeen dollars a week. Men were making nearly double the weekly salary of women. Women finally had financial freedom but men limited it. Women did not have the equal rights that they wanted so badly. The social scientists of the time redefined women of the 1920’s era as a woman who wanted to work and therefore have her independence.
Women of the roaring twenties were making strides, such as the nineteenth amendment, yet every way these women turned they were met with opposition from the opposite sex—men. These male-chauvinist-pigs prevented women from reaching their full potential. A lack of equality continues between and women in our society. Men still make more money than comparative women. Society is trying to tell women to, “just settle down and marry a man that will take care of you and let you focus on raising your children.” This shows that even though these papers were written and that these speeches were delivered, the inequality of women did not change, ultimately the writings of the social scientists of the 1920’s redefined the woman’s sex and sexuality, their domestic jobs, and their role in the workplace but it did not give them and still has not given them the equal rights which they deserve.


I love you all, goodbye.
Mi amor a todos, adios.
אני אוהב אותך כל, סלאמאת.