Compare & Contrast Words for Departure by Louise Bogan

This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Words for Departure.

Compare & Contrast Words for Departure by Louise Bogan

This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Words for Departure.
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1920s: In the United States, women finally have the right to vote. The nineteenth amendment to the Constitution is approved August 26, 1920. It has taken more than seventy years of hard work, beginning with a women's rights convention in 1848, for women to finally achieve this right.

Today: The bitter and lengthy fight for the right to vote seems far removed for women today.

1920s: In January 1921 in London, the first women to serve on a divorce-court jury are sworn in. Divorce, however, is still rare and is still considered scandalous, particularly for women.

Today: Divorce is much more common, and few cases go to trial. A woman's ability to divorce is no longer decided by men, and society is much more accepting of divorce.

1920s: By 1922, the flapper girl has changed the image of women. A woman can now smoke and drink in public, wear...

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