Women's Suffrage In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Every American above the age of 18 can vote, but how did people, especially women, gain that right? The Women's Suffrage movement was a movement that started in 1848 at the Seneca Falls Convention that continued until 1920 when the 19th Amendment was ratified when women within the United States obtained the right to vote. Before the Seneca Falls Convention, the ratification of the New Constitution stated that “All men are created equal”, but it was not seen that women were involved in the new government at all causing them to have a saying that will later be seen in the Declaration of Sentiments saying that “All men and women are created equal.”. Although Women's suffrage is not directly mentioned in The Great Gatsby, the novel and movement both show how women were oppressed, how women reclaimed their position within society and a newer version of the “American Dream” for women.

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This impacted women as they dressed differently and had more opportunities than before. During this time, women were housewives and men were expected to provide for their families. We can see one prominent example of breaking this stereotype in The Great Gatsby. Jordan, a professional golfer, provided for herself as she did not have a family to provide for, but even as she dates Nick, she continues her career. In the late 20th century, a few women had new jobs in politics; some examples of this are Belle Linder Moskowitz, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Frances Perkins, and Mary W. Dewson (Perry). Women changed their style within the roaring twenties and rebelled against societal norms. Women in the 1920s adapted to the flapper style. This style involved short dresses and skirts and showing more skin than what was previously ‘allowed’. The 1920s is the period The Great Gatsby is written, implying that the flapper style is how women would mostly