Degrees of FlapperEllen Massie
Dr. Arnold-Laurie
History of Women in America
April 28, 2013
In what ways does the 1920’s flapper exemplify the
changing attitude's of young women post WWI?
Turn of the Century
It’s all Happening in 1920
Flapper
WWI
Prohibition
Suffrage
The Volstead Act of 1919Prohibition
The 19th AmendmentSuffrage
Working Gals“The outstanding characteristic of the flapper is not her
uniform but her independence and her will to be prosperous”.
– Samuel Crowther
LipstickLois Long
“All we were saying was, 'Tomorrow we
may die, so let’s get drunk and make love’
”
– Lois Long (Lipstick)
You Bet Your Bottom Dollar
Anti-Gibson Girl
Vs.
Girlish Garçonne Figure
If You Must
Painted Baby
Coco Says
Lighting the Freedom TorchSpeakeasies: Smoking, Drinking, & Dancing
“The real reason for the flapper's cigarette, the
inciting cause of her pocket flask, the motive
that lurks behind her petting parties, is her
assertion that now she has become man's
equal”
Do the Charelston
THE real reason for the flapper's cigarette, the inciting cause of her pocket flask, the motive that lurks behind her petting parties, is her assertion that now she has become man's equal-- and as such has a right to the sins he's been 20,000 years accumulating.
TreatingSex, Romance, & Morality
THE real reason for the flapper's cigarette, the inciting cause of her pocket flask, the motive that lurks behind her petting parties, is her assertion that now she has become man's equal-- and as such has a right to the sins he's been 20,000 years accumulating.
Everyone Wants to Flap
One of the BoysAutomobiles & Sports