Flappers &

Feminism

By: Crystal Chilcott and

Shayla Percy

TheTheFlappFlappersers

DefinitionA flapper is defined as. . .

A young woman, esp. one who, during the

1920s, behaved and dressed in a boldly

unconventional manner

Fashion ~ Hemlines

Beginning in 1919, hemlines rose to the mid-calf.

By 1925, hemlines rose to just above the knee.

Between 1926 and 1928, hemlines were at their shortest.

1929 started the transition back to longer skirts.

Fashion ~ Silhouettes

Dresses became looser and shapeless.

Fabrics were lightweight and often showed the arms and legs.

Flappers tried to emanate masculinity through their clothing. Shoulders became broader, waists disappeared, and the breasts and hips were de-emphasized.

The Flapper Fashion

Fashion ~ Hairstyles Long hair was no longer in

style.

Women cut their hair into bobs, then shingle’s, and then eton’s.

Cloche hats were worn to emphasize women’s shorter hairstyles.

Fashion ~ Makeup

• Ox-blood red lipstick was highly fashionable.

• Eye-makeup was applied heavily.

• Rouge (blush) was rarely used.• Women no longer used

powder rooms to apply more makeup, they simply used their compacts in public.

The Flapper’s Cosmetics

The New Flapper Outlook~The Attitude~

They began to smoke and drink in public.

They enjoyed new forms of entertainment with the introduction of the Charleston, Black Bottom, Fox Trot, Tango, etc.

Women began to drive for the first time.

The New Flapper Outlook~True Story~

I was sure my girls had never experimented with a hippocket flask, flirted with other women's husbands, orsmoked cigarettes. My wife entertained the same smugdelusion, and was saying something like that out loud atthe dinner table one day. And then she began to talk aboutother girls.

"They tell me that that Purvis girl has cigarette parties ather home," remarked my wife. She was saying it for thebenefit of Elizabeth, who runs somewhat with the Purvisgirl. Elizabeth was regarding her mother with curious eyes.She made no reply to her mother, but turning to me, rightthere at the table, she said: "Dad, let's see your cigarettes."

The New Flapper Outlook~True Story Cont.~

Without the slightest suspicion of what was forthcoming, I

threw Elizabeth my cigarettes. She withdrew a fag from the

package, tapped it on the back of her left hand, inserted it

between her lips, reached over and took my lighted cigarette

from my mouth, lit her own cigarette and blew airy rings toward

the ceiling. My wife nearly fell out of her chair, and I might have fallen

out of mine if I hadn't been momentarily stunned.

A look into Flapper life. . .

Flappers - The Roaring Twenties

A Flapper’s Dictionary

Smoke-eater : A girl cigarette userAlarm clock : A chaperoneThey : objectified word for parentsCat’s Pajamas : Anything that’s goodTomato : A good looking girl with no

brainsHip hound: One who drinks hootchHandcuff: Engagement ring

Feminism

DefinitionFeminism is defined as. . .

the doctrine advocating social, political,

and all other rights of women equal to

those of men

Feminist Flappers The 19th amendment was ratified

on August 18th 1920, guaranteeing women the right to vote.

Following this gain, women began to express their equality in other aspects of life.

The flapper fashion stressed masculinity in order to assert equality.

ModernismModernism

VS.VS.

TraditionalismTraditionalism

DefinitionModernism is defined as. . .

modern character, tendencies, or values;

adherence to or sympathy with what is

modern

DefinitionTraditionalism is defined as. . .

adherence to tradition as authority, esp. in

matters of religion

Social ValuesModernism

Valued independence.

Mostly associated with city life and the prospect of fending for oneself.

Traditionalism Valued community

and family life.

Mostly associated with country life and the prospect of interdependence.

Economic ValuesModernism

Desired wealth and fame.

Did whatever was necessary to accomplish their dreams.

Traditionalism Desired farming

and field work.

Dressed and lived more modestly than the Modernists.

Temporal ValuesModernism

Valued the present and looked toward the future.

Preferred a fast pace lifestyle.

Traditionalism Valued the past.

Preferred a leisurely lifestyle.

Environmental Values

Modernism Preferred city-life.

Trends showed an increase in city dwellers.

Traditionalism Preferred rural-life.

Traditionalist stayed on their family land.

Religious ValuesModernism

There was a break in religion because young men and women could not find their own identity within the church.

Traditionalism

Traditionalists were extremely devote within their religious sectors.

Overview The flapper was the most popular

form of modernism within the 1920’s

Parents of the flappers continued to dress and act within the Victorian style. They were the prime example of traditionalism.

The generations generally met with conflict on many aspects of life.

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