Degrees of FlapperEllen Massie

Dr. Arnold-Laurie

History of Women in America

April 28, 2013

In what ways does the 1920’s flapper exemplify the

changing attitude's of young women post WWI?

Turn of the Century

It’s all Happening in 1920

Flapper

WWI

Prohibition

Suffrage

The Volstead Act of 1919Prohibition

The 19th AmendmentSuffrage

Working Gals“The outstanding characteristic of the flapper is not her

uniform but her independence and her will to be prosperous”.

– Samuel Crowther

LipstickLois Long

“All we were saying was, 'Tomorrow we

may die, so let’s get drunk and make love’

”

– Lois Long (Lipstick)

You Bet Your Bottom Dollar

Anti-Gibson Girl

Vs.

Girlish Garçonne Figure

If You Must

Painted Baby

Coco Says

Lighting the Freedom TorchSpeakeasies: Smoking, Drinking, & Dancing

“The real reason for the flapper's cigarette, the

inciting cause of her pocket flask, the motive

that lurks behind her petting parties, is her

assertion that now she has become man's

equal”

Do the Charelston

THE real reason for the flapper's cigarette, the inciting cause of her pocket flask, the motive that lurks behind her petting parties, is her assertion that now she has become man's equal-- and as such has a right to the sins he's been 20,000 years accumulating.

TreatingSex, Romance, & Morality

THE real reason for the flapper's cigarette, the inciting cause of her pocket flask, the motive that lurks behind her petting parties, is her assertion that now she has become man's equal-- and as such has a right to the sins he's been 20,000 years accumulating.

Everyone Wants to Flap

One of the BoysAutomobiles & Sports