Throughout history, women have had to overcome many obstacles. They have suffered a lot of mistreatment in the process of changing the idea of ​​how a woman should dress, behave and participate in activities outside the home. The role of women changed dramatically in the 1920s. This shift has given women new freedoms in the world of work, at home and in fashion. Women who took advantage of new opportunities and independence in the 1920s are known as flappers. The flapper lifestyle is seen most clearly through Jordan Baker, a professional golfer and friend of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby. Through his characterization of Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker, F. Scott Fitzgerald highlights the changing role of women during the 1920s in The Great Gatsby. The 1920s allowed women to have a lot of new freedom, but women were still presented with setbacks that kept them from fully experiencing it. The website Clash of Cultures in the 1910s and 1920s explains how women were more limited in how they dressed before the 1920s. She describes how women were forced to wear corsets and more conservative frilly dresses. This conservative way of dressing changed during the 1920s with the flappers (“Image and Lifestyle”). The website goes on to explain that although women had many new opportunities during that time, they were not given important roles at work. “Although the labor movement thrived in the early 20th century, by 1920 a small fraction of women in the workforce had union jobs, and the movement rarely addressed issues of concern to working women or granted them leadership roles. leadership” (“Work, Education and Reform”). The Clash of Cultures website also explains that there has been some opposition to the new free… middle of paper… women's growing independence in how they dress, where they work and how they behave. This will continue to grow, producing the modern lifestyle of women in the United States. Works Cited Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Collier Books, 1991. Print. “Flappers”. History of the United States: from pre-Columbian to the new millennium. Independence Hall Association, nd Web. February 25, 2014. Hilliardem. "Flappers and old sports." The Great American Novel: 1900-1965. WordPress, 18 September 2012. Web. 26 February 2014. “Image and lifestyle”. Clash of cultures in the 1910s and 1920s. Np, nd Web. February 26, 2014. “Work, Education, and Reform.” Clash of cultures in the 1910s and 1920s. Np, nd Web. 26 February 2014. Wyly, Michael J. Nick Carraway's Price: The Loss of Innocence. Understanding the Great Gatsby: Understanding Great Literature. San Diego: Lucent Books Inc, 2002. Print.