New Woman phenomenon
Explore what led to the Modern Girl/New Woman phenomenon in the 1920s and 1930s. What new developments in global trade and technologies helped make it a global phenomenon? What were the key differences between the New Woman and the Modern Girl categories? Explore some of the similarities across different nations in terms of the backlash against the Modern Girl/New Woman. Why were the backlashes not exactly the same for both identities? Why do you think the backlash may have been more extreme in East Asia (China and Japan) and in Catholic European nations? Use evidence from course materials.