When we think of flappers, the first thing that comes to mind is the image of a woman dressed like Carey Mulligan in The Great Gatsby (2013) , bobbed hair, low-waisted dress with white fringes, flat chest and heavily made-up face. In the 1920s, after World War I, women's role in society began to change as they became more independent, both in their clothing and their actions. They challenged well-known appropriate feminine behavior and with these actions came new fashions. They refused to conform to any rules, whether those of their husbands or their society. Modern women today are a reflection of the women of the 1920s. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald assesses the changing attitudes of women in the 1920s by describing America's first new wave of headstrong, fashion, flappers. Before World War I, a woman's life centered on her family, her home, and children. According to Bryant Joyce, in his article How the War Changed the Role of Women in the United States, one woman was known as a housewife. She was known for cleaning the house, caring for the children, cooking for her husband, making utensils for the home, mainly cooking and being extremely dependent on her husband's goodwill. Most women ran family bakeries, became nurses, unlicensed doctors and midwives. They were not paid for their continued work, only the men received money for their outside work (Bryant). Even though they were denied political powers, many women served as co-workers to help their husbands. According to Louise Bennet, in her article Women in 1920s North Carolina, women unquestioningly accepted the division of political labor. Family has always been the main concern of women. To serve their husbands and elders, they were dressed ...... middle of paper ......attitudes of women from The Great Gatsby. Thanks to flappers, women today integrate easily into society. Flappers has inspired us, and it is our duty to continue the silent, never-ending work of our freedom. Works Cited Bryant, Joyce. “How the War Changed the Role of Women in the United States.” Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. Np, August 23, 2013. Web. March 5, 2014. Fitzgerald, F. Scott and Matthew J. Bruccoli. The Great Gatsby. New York, NY: Scribner, 1996. Print. Kim, Tae H. “Seattle General Strike: Where Women Worked During World War I.” Seattle General Strike: Where Women Worked During World War I, 2003. Web. February 26, 2014. McCarthy, Ellen. "Book Review: 'Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation' by Judith Mackrell." Washington Post. The Washington Post, January 18, 2014. Web. February 26, 2014. “The Roaring Twenties”. BBC News. History of the Modern World, BBC, Web. February 24. 2014.