In the 1920’s women battled for their rights. Women were beginning to gain a sense of empowerment. They were feeling stronger and wanted a change from the traditional role. Jazz music provided women with a channel to get away from the norm. The Women’s Liberation Movement altered the eminence of women. This permitted the function of the woman to expand and created an opening for her to build her reputation as a musician:
Jazz music was a propelling force in the Women’s Liberation Movement in the United States during the 1920s. Women had been the largest faction of supporters for the ratification of the 18th and 19th Amendments. Prohibition and the Suffrage Movements were almost completely pursued by women’s organizations. With these recent victories to pave the way for a more comprehensive empowerment for women, jazz music provided females of all ages with an outlet for rebellion. (http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/tbacig/studproj/is3099/jazzcult/20sjazz/jazzlib.html, n.d., para 1)
Dance halls, clubs, and speakeasies became popular among women during this time. In these places women were able to speak, dress, and behave freely. Flappers was the term used to describe the young woman of the Jazz Age. Everything from the style of dress, hair style, make up and attitude made the woman of the Jazz Age. To some this was viewed as rebellion, but to these women it was a representation of freedom and liberation.