Advancements Of Women In The 1920s And 1930's

The 1920’s and 1930’s can be considered some of the most important decades in Canadian History. This is due to the new technological and social advancements that were introduced in these two decades. Three examples of these advancements would be women’s participation in society, the development of Canadian culture and new technologies that were introduced.

Women in the 1920’s and 1930’s were still trying to find their place in society. During World War 1 women had found their place in society due to the lack of men. Women were working the men’s jobs while they were off fighting the war. This gave women the opportunity to do the jobs they were denied all this time. After World War 1 ended women gained the right to vote but they were quickly laid off from their jobs as men returned from the war. By 1929 jobs became scarce; the remaining jobs were given to the men while women were laid off from work. The women, especially married women, were expected to go back to their natural place at home. Although this happened many women continue to work. Out of 25 working categories 70% of the working women were concentrated in only six. There was not much variety in the jobs women were offered or given. Women were still thought of as a lower class than men but these events gave the opportunity for

rebuttal and argument over women’s rights.
During the 1920’s Canadian culture began to truly develop into something new.

The main driving force for this was the Group of Seven. The Group of Seven was a Canadian painting group that was known for its new style of art. Their new style of art celebrated Canada as a northern country. Their style filled canvases with brilliant, heavily layered colour and strong sweeping forms to create their amazing paintings. Their paintings captured Canada’s identity. They went all over Canada creating paintings of everything they saw. Their art gave pride to Canadians for being a northern country. All of these artists continued to experiment and to expand the body of distinguished Canadian

art.
Technological advancements during the 1920’s and 1930’s were quite common. Many new things such as the telephone arose. In the early 1920’s few Canadians had a telephone in the house however; by 1929 three out of four families had a telephone. The telephone gave Canadians a faster and more reliable way to call people over long distances. Canadians enthusiastically accepted the new way to converse across Canada’s vast distance. Another important technological advancement during this time would be the automobile. Automobiles made countryside’s and suburbs more accessible. Cars made travel much easier within Canada. Although they made travel easier they were not reliable. Many things would go wrong such as headlights, clutches and brakes failing. By the end of the 1930’s however the Model T’s had given way to sleek, colourful, and elegant new automobile designs. Car interiors became spacious and comfortable, and the automatic transmission revolutionized the automobile. These technological advancements proved revolutionary for Canada.
The 1920’s and 1930’s can be considered one of the most important periods in Canada’s history. These two decades included women’s new place in society, new developments of Canadian culture and new technological advancements. All of these new advancements make these two decades some of the most important in Canada’s history.