19TH AMENDMENT AND FLAPPERS

19TH AMENDMENT

• Guaranteed all American women the right to vote
• Passed by congress on June 4 1919
• Ratified in August 18 1920
• Took years of civil protesting and disobedience to get this bill passed

FLAPPERS

• Often northern, single,young, women
• Partied and drank a lot
• Represented that women could be independent
• Marked a turning point in women's behavior
• Did not accept social norms

GATSBY

• These things relates to Gatsby because more women are becoming more independent in the book.
• Jordan is very independent in the book like flappers were at the time in real life.