Similarities Between The 1920s And 1930s

The decade after the war brought in prosperity, wealth, national pride, and a way to escape from the war over the past years. The 30s was also a decade in which people wanted to get away however, it was filled with despair and grief. The reasons why many people once immigrated to Canada were now gone. The 1920s and 1930 were very different based on their social climate, women roles, politics, and economy. The social climate in the 20s and 30s is an apparent factor in the way these two eras contrast. The Twenties was a decade filled with new experiences and opportunities such as, the fascinating upbringing of music and fashion. This decade was the beginning of entertainment including the jazz age, the new genre of music which made people around

In the twenties, The Person’s Case was created by five women called the “famous five.” The members of the famous five were, Emily Murphy, Irene Parbly, Nellie Mcclung, Henrietta Edwards, and Louise McKinley. Emily Murphy signed a letter petitioning the supreme court to allow there to be a female senator but the supreme court ruling determined that they were still not “qualified persons.” The 5 determined women then went to the Privy Court of England who ruled that the women were in fact “qualified persons” and could become senators. This was a big step for women to be considered “qualified persons” and for them to have a larger say in the government because, although during the war women had won the right to vote, few women were elected to the house of commons or to the provincial governments. Cairine Wilson became the 1st woman appointed to the Senate in Canada in the 1930s. In the 1920s, flappers also began to be more common. These were women who stopped wearing corsets, cut their hair, stopped wearing layers of clothing (which helped them move more freely), wore make-up, created the concept of dating, and promoted sexuality in women. In the 1930s however, many women did not have the time and money to become flappers due to the depression. When the Depression hit, men often became depressed and saw themselves as failures so many women had to step in. Women saw that they were needed and worked very had to replace the men and provide for their families One-third of the female workforce was married women. This was a fifty-percent increase from the 1920s. During the depression, women tried to find jobs outside of the house: nurses, school teachers, beauticians, maids, secretaries, and manufacturing occupations were all common jobs that women would consider. According to the Censuses taken in 1930s, the number of women that had professional jobs increased