From suffrage to speakeasies, 65 photos show what life was like for women in the 1920s

Exaggerated Cupid's Bows were a popular beauty trend in the 1920s.

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• In the 1920s, some women's lives changed radically due to the introduction of new rights and jobs.
• The 19th Amendment was ratified in August 1920, and some women voted in the November 1920 election.
• Societal changes were reflected in fashion, which incorporated shorter, looser skirts and dresses.

The 1920s brought huge changes for women. During World War I, they proved they could handle the jobs left by men who'd gone to war; the right to vote helped solidify some women's new position in society; and the fashion pendulum swung away from constricting corsets and bustles toward shorter, looser dresses and skirts.

However, despite this period of immense change, American beliefs surrounding race remained firmly rooted in the past. Black, Asian, Latina, and Indigenous women were still subjected to overt racism, violence, and prejudicial lawmaking that hindered — and even barred — their access to the rights and privileges afforded to many white women.

Before the Great Depression hit, it was also a time of great prosperity, but only for a select few: In 1928, the highest 1% of families earned almost a quarter of all pretax income, the Pew Research Center reported. Thus, the Roaring Twenties were marked by the juxtaposition of the glitz and glamour of Gatsby's New York City and the harsh realities often overlooked throughout history.

In honor of Women's History Month, here are 65 photos that offer a glimpse at what life was like for women in the 1920s.

The 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was passed more than 100 years ago, although it would be many decades before all women could vote.The 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920.

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The women's rights movement reached a national scale after the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, in which leaders Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott spoke on the need for women's suffrage.

When the 19th Amendment was ratified in August 1920, it largely benefited white women.

Voter intimidation and discriminatory policies kept many Black women from the polls. The government also often denied Native American and Asian-American women citizenship, so they were also unable to vote. It wasn't until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and voting rights amendments in 1975 that some Black women and other women of color were finally able to cast their ballots.

The 19th Amendment's passage was the result of nearly 100 years of protests.Suffragettes protested for the right to vote.

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Women protested for their right to vote for nearly a century before the amendment was finally passed in 1920.

Those who protested faced arrest, jail time, and harassment in their efforts to secure women's rights.

These were some of the first women to cast their ballots, just a few months after it became legal in 1920.Women cast their first votes for president in November 1920, New York City.

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In 1920 election, women were faced with a choice of either Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge on the Republican ticket or James Cox and Franklin Delano Roosevelt on the Democratic ticket. Harding won by a landslide and became president in 1921.

Women in London also protested for their right to vote.Women rallying for the right to vote in London, 1920.

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Women's suffrage in Great Britain was put into law differently than in the United States, The Independent reported. The country saw two stages of granting women the right to vote: the 1918 declaration of suffrage for women, and then the declaration of full suffrage for women in 1928.

The 1918 declaration was highly exclusionary, only allowing women over the age of 30 who were married to members of their local government register.

It was only in 1928 that women were granted equal voting rights to men, allowing women over the age of 21 to cast a ballot.

More women began pursuing a college education.Women proceed during commencement at Barnard College.

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The BBC reported that there were about 50,000 women with college degrees in the US in 1930, three times the number in 1920.

Women both supported and protested Prohibition 100 years ago.

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