Sunday, May 4, 2014

Sexual Revolution Part 1

Sexual Revolution Part 1



In this blog, I will be talking about the sexual revolution that began to take place during the 1920s. There will be a part 2 to this particular topic that will follow right after this post.

I'd like to think about this blog post as more of a blog post dedicated to mainly women during this period and how the sexual revolution affected them.

The introduction of birth control was huge during the sexual revolution of the 1920s.  Margaret Sanger had her clinic open for women who were looking to have abortions and have access to affordable to birth control during a period in which it was completely unheard of.

You also have the introduction of the Flapper culture. Women were were wearing their hair shorter, dresses were shorter and that continues up until the Great Depression and there is a reverse of the culture at some points.

The notion that women had to wait before marriage was slowly fading but it was acceptable for a couple to have sex before marriage if they were engaged to one another.  It's during the sexual revolution of this time that the film industry began to put up standards for their films as well but I've kind of touched based on the film industry in another blog.

Women had just received the right to vote and were definitely gaining power during this period. They were slowly becoming sexually liberated, especially with birth control being more widely available.

I think the 1920s served as a large catalyst for so much to happen. You have the boom of the film industry, the Red Scare, the Great Depression and the sexual revolution of the homosexual culture which I will talk about in my next blog post.

I think that the women during the 1920s truly set the bar for the following generations of women to come in the United States.




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