Traditional Women In The 1920s

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For centuries, all across the globe, the traditional woman has been soft-spoken, modest, religious, and obedient to their husbands. The women would wake up, clean the house, cook and cater to their family. For many women, husbands would beat and abuse them, but it was the rural life, which was normal to them, comfortable even. The 1920s hit in the Unites States of America, leading to multiple victories that would carve a new path. Little did these women know, that their actions would influence the way that the female lives

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