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Female Sexuality In The 1920's

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The 1920s, led by the youth, was a restless time. Americans were tired of the moral restrictions of previous generations and the progressive reform a decade earlier. The “roaring twenties” were exemplified by new economic prosperity, social/cultural changes, and advances in technology.
During the 1920s, many Americans challenged traditional ideas of acceptable or proper behavior; this marked the start of the sexual revolution. Middle class women began questioning marriage and monogamy and in turn became more promiscuous. Premarital sex became more common and sex was talked about far more openly than before. Female sexuality was more openly expressed, they dressed less conservatively, and make up became more common. Although widely illegal,
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