History- Flapper lifestyle and Feminism
How were flappers a "different" type of women?
-New fashion of short skirts -Straight sleeveless dresses -Wore make up and perfume -Went out alone with their boyfriends -Drank bootleg liquor -Smoked in public -Drove cars and motorcycles
What did some older generation of women form in response to the unacceptable behaviour?
Anti-Flirt League
Who was a popular dancer trend setter?
Bee Jackson Became the world champion at doing the Charleston
What were made specifically for women?
Consumer goods - cosmetics and fashion accessories
How did some flappers react to the criticism of the Anti-flirt league?
Deliberately flouted the law (As a result were arrested)
What did the women who started to rebel against restrictions on their lifestyle become known as?
Flappers
How did these flappers shock their parents?
Having their hair cut short into the "Bob" style and attended the new dance halls and jazz clubs
What were other reasons for woman rejecting these lifestyles?
Lacked the finances Especially in rural areas which seen very little social change
How did women begin to express themselves in terms of?
Language Clothes Hairstyle Behaviour
Who was an icon and role model for young women?
Louise Brooks - model and actress who frequently appeared in advertisements Short hair, short skirt and makeup, embodied the spirits of the Jazz age
During the 1920s, how did younger, middle and upper-class women begin to live?
More liberal lifestyle, heavily influenced by the emerging jazz culture
What replaced traditional adverts portraying woman fully clothed accompanied by a man?
New adverts included the new, liberalised, independent woman, with short hair and fashionable clothes
How did many feminists see the flapper movement as?
Positive Empowering Breaking social constraints
Why did many women project such lifestyle changes?
Religious beliefs Condemning these women being immoral or too sexual
Why did the feminist movement achieved little in the 1920s due to the flappers?
Some people believed flappers were too extreme Flappers found fierce opposition from many traditional areas and many religious societies
What did jazz culture offer woman?
To break with traditional behaviours expected of them and to rebel