2. ď Women'sâ styles have
been very uptight and
proper. Women wore floor
length dresses, long hair,
no make up and corsetsâŚ
ď Ideal style in 1900 called
Gibson Girls
3. ďAmericans wanted to rejoice and redefine
themselves
ďRejected the past
ďLed to new lifestyles and social values
4. ď25% women worked outside the home
ďAutomobiles
ďNew social values
ďVoting rights
ďFreud: New ideas about sexuality (Itâs
normal and healthy)
5. â˘Young women in the 1920âs who
rebelled against tradition
â˘âAuthor F. Scott Fitzgerald describes
flappers as âLovely, expensive and
about 19â..
â˘One dictionary says âGiddy,
attractive, slightly unconventional,
somewhat foolish girl full of wild
surmises and inclined to revolt against
the precepts and admonitions of her
eldersâ.Flappers had the image
and the attitude to match.
6. â˘Wild partying
â˘Smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol
âunheard of if you were a woman!
â˘Lived reckless lives and clung to
youth
â˘Flappers were the first of the women
to flaunt their sexuality
â˘Their lifestyles were shown in the
way that they dressed and danced
7. â˘Wore heavy make up
â˘Clothes: a dress just below the knee,
stockings, heels no corset
â˘The look was influenced by Coco
Chanel
â˘Gender bendingâtightly wrap their
chest to flatten it
â˘The âTubeââLower hipline and
straight from shoulders to hem
8. â˘âThe Bobâ is the famous hair of the 20âs.
â˘Cut very short in the back
and a bit longer in the front.
The Cloche Hat: Fit snuggly over short
hair and reached the eyebrows
9. Drinking
â˘Drinking was a favorite
pastime of the flappers.
Before 1920âs, only men
would drink publicly
â˘Seen as âGiddy
Flappersâ due to
drunkenness
â˘Many carried a flask
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11. âIn the 1920âs, a new woman was born. She smoked,
drank, danced and voted. She cut her hair, wore make-
up, and went to wild parties. She was giddy and took
risks.â
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