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The characters of the young housewife in the poem “The Young Housewife”, Marian Forrester in A Lost Lady, and Caddy Compson in The Sound and the Fury depict a few of these new roles for women. Each one
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The Role of Women Reflected in Literature During the Early 20th Century At the turn of the 20th century America was going through many changes. This time in America was known as the Progressive Era. Economic growth and social reform prompted the roles of many people to change. The roles of Americans also changed due to two significant events in history. These events were World War I, and the women's suffrage movement that started before the Progressive Era and culminated on August 26, 1920 with the 19th Amendment, the woman's right to vote. The Great War opened the door for women to get jobs that only men had done before. The existing feminine role in society was clearly changing. The "flapper" was born and women had freedoms and expectations they had never been able to experience in the past. The writers and authors of the day saw this occurring change and...
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