1. Objective… Identify the characteristics of a flapper.
Explain the cultural significance of the flapper.

2. Flappers

3. Flapper

4. WOMEN AT TURN OF THE CENTURY
WOMEN IN THE 1920s

5. WOMEN BEING ARRESTED IN 1922 FOR WEARING REVEALING BATHING SUITS

6. 1920 Hair styles

7. 1. Flappers were:
“emancipated” young women
Fashionable & urban
Close fit hats, silk stockings, bobbed hair, waistless dresses above the knee (What?!)
Smoked & talked more freely about sex
Enjoyed the latest dances

8. 2. The media promoted the image
The “look” was there, but most women kept
more traditional values. WHY?
Flapper documentary
3. “double standard”
“I can do it but you can’t”
men had more freedom sexually
And today? Is there a “double standard”?
gender pay ineqality

9. Anti-Flapper Laws
Utah - Fine or imprisonment for wearing skirts higher than 3”above the ankle
Virginia - Woman can’t wear shirts or evening gowns displaying more than 3” of throat
Ohio - No neckline more than 2” in depth & no garment composed of any transparent material to be sold

10. 4. “women’s professions” – nurses, teachers, librarians, secretaries 5
4. “women’s professions” – nurses, teachers, librarians, secretaries 5. Majority are in “women’s work “ even if college educated, less pay, few jobs in management 6. Women weren’t the only ones changing…young people (adolescents) were spending more time hanging out with peers and challenging traditional ideas about fashion, values and what was “acceptable” behavior.

11. Cause and Effect…
A cause is something that makes something else happen. Out of two events, it is the event that happens first. To determine the cause, ask the question "Why did it happen?" An effect is what happens as a result of the cause. Of two related events, it’s the one that happens second or last.  To determine the effect, ask the question "What happened?“
What events from the preceding decade might have caused the changes experienced in the 1920’s?

12. Sa1920’s 1920’s “Pop” culture…
fads, dances, fashion, - Popular culture is significantly impacted by Mass Media today. The same was true in the 1920’s. Schools also led to cultural change due to major changes in public school enrollment.
fads of the 1920's
HW: Read and complete page 9 in your Chapter 13 packet.