The Emergence of Women and the Decline of Male Domination in the 1920s During the 1920s, the role women had under men was making a drastic change , and is shown in The Great Gatsby of two of the main female characters: Daisy and Jordan. One was tame and immobile while the other was not. Both portray different and important characteristics of the normal woman growing up in the 1920s. The image of women was changing along with morality. Women began to challenge the government and society. Things like this upset people, especially men. Men were angry because this showed that they were losing their long-term dominance over female society. Daisy is in a relationship in which she is unhappy. Not only is he unhappy, he is immobile and has no say in anything that happens. Relationships in the 1920s were just like this scenario. Women were dominated by their husbands and unhappy. They were objects that had to be domesticated and placed under the command of "man". It was during this time that women began to take a stand and be in charge. They were done staying on the sidelines while their husband reigned over their lives. In the early 1920s a change was made. On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote. This gave women a chance to have a voice in government. In 1922 Nellie Tayloe Ross, the nation's first female governor, was elected in Wyoming. Giving women the right to vote was the first step in helping them emerge from the shadows of a male-dominated society. Daisy wanted to drive Gatsby's car and was cheating on Tom. Jordan was a champion golfer. It was normal for men to be dishonest towards their wives, but not women. Something like driving a car was a "man's thing to do." Plus there were some sports that women simply weren't supposed to play. Along with the emergence into society came a new set of morals. Women began to think and act for themselves. They changed the man-made stereotypes they were raised to think with, into something completely new. “I've never had a drink before, but oh, how I enjoy it” (Gatsby pg.