Professor Cacoilo Group 5 Presentation 21 March 2017 The Twentieth century was the beginning of time where women were on track to becoming independent. In addition to movements such as post-impressionism, futurism, and expressionism, all resulted to modernism. In this era many women attempted to express themselves through art, retiring from their day jobs, embracing their career path as women artists, although it was frowned upon by critics because it was always believed men were the only and best artists in the culture. In addition to the woman expressing their talent through art, they were exploring their sexuality, and the idea of homosexuality and heterosexuality is brought to light for one of the first times in history. These Women also painted in a manner to show their social status and to show how wealthy they are as a means of defining self-identity. This was illustrated through painting abstractly with vivid color, prints, and shapes. This new beginning of freedom for women not only created more women artists but granted their right to vote.