Flappers in the 1920's

World war 1

A lot of young men didn't return home from world war 1 which left lots of women without enough husband's to go around https://muse.jhu.edu

Life of a flapper (entertainment)

At night, they would go and have a good time, vibing to jazz in the clubs, drinking at Speakeasies, Smoking, and involving themseves in sexual activites rather freely than other generation. Such as kissing men in public. http://www.ushistory.org/

Finding there own lifestyle

Experimentation with new looks and lifestyles seemed liberating compared with the socially silenced woman in the years before 1920. http://www.ushistory.org/

Perception of the younger generation

Flappers felt as though they should choose activities to please themselves, not a father or husband. http://www.thedandy.org/

Market crashed

In 1929, the stock market crashed bring the era of the flapper to a sudden end. the arrival of an economic depression brought a serious and devastating tone to society. Women's hemlines dropped again, and the carefree age of the flapper was over. http://www.thedandy.org/

Proclaiming a change

It was the start of a new era, and what changed the way women acted forever. Flappers were a symbol of the changing attitudes of what was socially acceptable. http://www.ushistory.org/

Lois Long

Know as "Miss Jazz Age", Long made a reputation for herself in a man's business, the newspapers making 50$ a week with vanity fair http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.org

Flappers in Hollywood

Lots of movies at this time were now introducing the female rolls as flappers making it even more appaling for the youth to catch on to these styles http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/

Perception of the older generation

Lots of older women were very ashamed of the new attitudes and styles of the younger generation. They felt that the spent too much time fighting for equal rights for their daughters to end up making such poor decisions http://www.thedandy.org/

Flapper as a declaration of independence

Many women celebrated the age of the flapper as a female declaration of independence. Experimentation with new looks, jobs, and lifestyles seemed liberating compared with the socially silenced woman in the years before 1920. http://www.ushistory.org/

Colleen Moore

Moore was first cast in the "silent movies" in 1917's The Bad Boy. She became very famous for playing flapper roles making over $10,000 a week http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.org

Life before the "flappers" (work)

Most of them were housewives with children and depended on their husbands for financial support. Just about 85% of women in the years before 1920 were married by the age of 25. https://muse.jhu.edu

Political Accomplishments

Politically, they were also somewhat active in the sense that they were supporters of both women's rights as well as voting. https://muse.jhu.edu

Prohibition laws

Prohibitions laws caused the widespread closure of cabarets and saloons which were one of the most common leisure or "fun" times for men in the years before 1920. Which also triggered a popular rebellioion towards these laws in younger women and men. http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/

Life of a flapper (work)

Single, young middle-class women that most likely held steady jobs in the changing American economy such as a clerk or phone operator. http://www.thedandy.org/

Advantage for the women movement

Some seen Flappers symbolically as apparent advantages for the women's movement and for feminism. This was because in addition to all their notorious, social activities they also began to have an impact on the workplace by increasingly working outside of the home. https://muse.jhu.edu

"Flapper"

Some sources believe that it is a reference to a young bird that is just learning to fly for the first time. Some also say "flapper" may have been used to indicate teenage girls in Northern England. http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/

Younger Generation

The enactment of Prohibition as well as women winning the right to vote made American youth now fell liberated, and they desired to create their own culture which embraced their values. Resulting in a rebellion against the social norms of that time. http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.edu

Life before the "flappers" (looks)

They were very conservative and covered up about their looks. With long sleeve dresses all the way down to their ankles and collars all the way up to their neck, sometimes even covering the neck. https://muse.jhu.edu

Life of a flapper (looks)

They were very whimsical with their style. With shorter hair, dresses that were sleeveless and only knee high and a lower neckline. they also wore lots more make up and fancy headpieces http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/

19th amendment

This amendment gave women the right to vote, which increased economic independence and educational achievement. With the political field leveled by the Nineteenth Amendment, women sought to eliminate social double standards http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/

Life before the flappers (social status)

Were almost treated like kids when compared to men. Not allowed to vote, serve on juries, or run for elective office. Rarely had free time to hang out with girlfriends, it was unnormal for women to ride cars, smoke or drinking. They had very little freedom in terms of entertainment, education, or of their opinions in public. http://www.ushistory.org/

New Entertainment

by the 1920s, there were automobiles to drive, films to see, and jazz music to dance to, and modern young women wanted to join in the fun. http://www.thedandy.org/

Clara Bow

know as the "It Girl" of the 1920s. She was probably the single-most famous of the flappers with her big personality She became known as "The Hottest Jazz Baby" in Films. http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.org

Mary Pickford

known as "America's Sweetheart" She starred in 52 feature films in the early days of Hollywood making a good living off of the money http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.org

Public perception

several states made laws charging fines to women wearing skirts with hemlines more than three inches above the ankle, and many employers fired women who bobbed their hair. https://muse.jhu.edu/

Change in attitude

the anything-goes attitude of flappers was just the natural follow-through from female liberation, which had already been secured in previous years. http://www.thedandy.org/

Growing Middle class

the rapid growth of wealth among the middle class also influenced the era of flappers http://www.thedandy.org/

Independence/ freedom

women started being independent,making their own decisions and becoming their own person. They were now for the first time given more freedom to be social amongst the male dominated society http://www.ushistory.org/