Between the years 1919 and 1939, many changes happened, especially because of the World War I consequences. One of these, were the ones within the lives of women because it conceded them a new role on society. After the war, women were somehow more open to live; from using short and comfortable 
dresses, loose hair and frequenting cafes or drive cars to be able to vote freely for the first time. That way, women's emancipation became one of the greatest facts of the period between world wars.
Many European countries granted the right to vote for women in the years following the First World War. This was the first great triumph of the emancipation of women, already began in the late nineteenth century. This emancipation had three basic objectives: the right to education, vocational training and legal equality for married women.
Some countries were gradually modifying some aspects within the laws given like in the cases of private property, and secondary school teachings because sometimes they were only for the women of the bourgeoisie. Likewise, being a teacher or governess, became a prestigious and valued activity for everyone.
In the struggle for women's voting rights, the suffrage movement had an important role. The most important and radical one were the English, who appeared in 1851 when a group of women held a public petition in Sheffield advocating for the women to vote freely. This attempt was the beginning of a long way in seeking support from everyone, especially from the parliamentarians, in which years later in 1861, when submitting a petition to the House of Lords, it would be flatly denied.
In 1903, the campaign for female suffrage got intense with the founding of
the Women's Social and Political Union, sponsored by Pankhurst and her daughters. Tired of so many negative responses, the suffragettes went on to direct the fight and adopted the tactic of interrupting speeches by ministers and presented at meetings of the Liberal Party to put forward their demands. In addition, it also turned to sabotage, the burning of shops and public establishments and private homes attacks on leading politicians and parliamentarians, including also the traditional methods of advertising such as rallies and manifestations.
This is how, women achieved after a series of years, the liberty of expression and could vote freely and for the first time and could leave behind quotes such as “women are not that intelligent as men for understanding politics” or “politics would isolate women from domestic duties”.
dresses, loose hair and frequenting cafes or drive cars to be able to vote freely for the first time. That way, women's emancipation became one of the greatest facts of the period between world wars.
Many European countries granted the right to vote for women in the years following the First World War. This was the first great triumph of the emancipation of women, already began in the late nineteenth century. This emancipation had three basic objectives: the right to education, vocational training and legal equality for married women.
Some countries were gradually modifying some aspects within the laws given like in the cases of private property, and secondary school teachings because sometimes they were only for the women of the bourgeoisie. Likewise, being a teacher or governess, became a prestigious and valued activity for everyone.
In the struggle for women's voting rights, the suffrage movement had an important role. The most important and radical one were the English, who appeared in 1851 when a group of women held a public petition in Sheffield advocating for the women to vote freely. This attempt was the beginning of a long way in seeking support from everyone, especially from the parliamentarians, in which years later in 1861, when submitting a petition to the House of Lords, it would be flatly denied.
In 1903, the campaign for female suffrage got intense with the founding of
the Women's Social and Political Union, sponsored by Pankhurst and her daughters. Tired of so many negative responses, the suffragettes went on to direct the fight and adopted the tactic of interrupting speeches by ministers and presented at meetings of the Liberal Party to put forward their demands. In addition, it also turned to sabotage, the burning of shops and public establishments and private homes attacks on leading politicians and parliamentarians, including also the traditional methods of advertising such as rallies and manifestations.
This is how, women achieved after a series of years, the liberty of expression and could vote freely and for the first time and could leave behind quotes such as “women are not that intelligent as men for understanding politics” or “politics would isolate women from domestic duties”.
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