Women in 1920s & the Flapper

1. Women in 1920s & the Flapper Garith Hasil Kyd (alphabet order)

2. Before the start of World WarⅠ, the Gibson Girls During the World WarⅠ, woman got the opportunity to work. When the war ended, woman found it’s difficult to return to the former society structure. During the war, huge numbers of young men died, the young women couldn’t find possible suitors. So they decided not to waste their young lives; they were going to enjoy life. The term “flapper” appeared after World WarⅠ, used to describe the young girls who had boy-like dress, smoked and went to the parties a lot.

3. Political change in women’s life The nineteenth amendment Time

4. Education The University of North California, they were not welcomed. However as time pass by, more and more female students achieve the college degree.

5. Quality of life and jobs Urban Women found electricity to be convenient Rarely do married women take jobs but some still do.

6. The changes in women’s lives in 1920s: Less Housework Work opportunity Different Appearance Smoke Parties

7. “ In the 1920s, a new woman was born. She smoked, drank, danced, and voted. She cut her hair, wore make-up, and went to petting parties. She was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper.” Flapper??

8. Authors such F. Scott Fitzgerald and artists such as John Held Jr. first used the term to the U.S., half reflecting and half creating the image and style of the flapper.  Fitzgerald described the ideal flapper as "lovely, expensive, and about nineteen." Cause a) After World War I, the survivors went home and the world tried to return to normalcy. Both the boys and the girls of this generation had broken out of society's structure; they found it very difficult to return. b) During World War I, nearly a whole generation of young men had died in the war, leaving nearly a whole generation of young women without possible suitors. Young women decided that they were not willing to waste away their young; they were going to enjoy life.

9. How does Flapper looks like??

10. Flapper’s wear  The flapper—with her short skirts, short hair, noticeable makeup, and fun-loving attitude—represented a new freedom for women.

11. The old restrictions on dress and behavior were being overthrown. Highly publicized flappers shortened their skirts, drank illegal alcohol, smoked, and otherwise defied society’s expectations of proper conduct for young women.