The First World War was a time filled with trauma, despair and hardship. Women had limited freedoms, such as the right to vote, confinement to the home, and less than half the rights that men could enjoy. Time passed quickly, and as the war ended in 1918, the decade of change of the 1920s was soon approaching. The year was known as "The Jazz Age" and "The Roaring Twenties" due to the newfound freedom, social and political changes, and the era of Prohibition. Among these powerful new changes was the freedom that women could finally vote and enjoy what was to come. Instead of being confined to the home, women joined the workforce, worked for wages, and experimented with different types of behaviors that would have been unreasonable a few years ago. Along with these dramatic changes are their fashion styles. This style completely changed their rights and their relationships with others. With this change, a new woman is born. There weren't many ways for women to stand up for themselves and their beliefs. They had no voice, but in the 1920s, women found a way to express themselves freely and change their relationships with others with the onset of fashion. dressing very conservatively and strictly before the turn of the decade. Clothing consisted of fitted dresses, long skirts and corsets in a feminine manner. Since the 1920s introduced women's rights, young women have decided that they are no longer willing to waste their young lives by submitting to the rules; they were going to enjoy life. Younger generations of women were breaking away from their old habits and their fashion statements were completely changing their role in society. Women modeled their lives after popular icons... middle of paper ... changes in women's attitudes, actions, and morals had a great impact on their independence. The Flapper created a new emotional culture for women of all ages and races, as well as a new youthful identity for herself. The 1920s allowed women who had never had their own voice to be reborn and aware of their role in society. The decade will live forever. Works Cited Carlisle, Rodney P. Handbook To Life In America. Volume VI, The Roaring Twenties, 1920 to 1929. Facts on File, 2009. Electronic Book Collection (EBSCOhost). Internet. May 30, 2012Our American century. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 1998. Print. Peacock, John. The 1920s. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1997. Print. Peacock, John. The Chronicle of Western Fashion: From Antiquity to the Present Day. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1991. Print. Wukovits, John F. The 1920s. San Diego, California: Greenhaven, 2000. Print.