2022年3月24日 · The 1920s may be known for being “roaring”, but what was life like for women living during this transformative decade? On a recent episode of the HistoryExtra podcast, Professor Sarah Churchwell discussed the changes in rights and opportunities for women in the years following the First World War

2018年9月17日 · Despite the heady freedoms embodied by the flapper, real liberation and equality for women remained elusive in the 1920s, and it would be left to later generations of women to fully benefit...

2018年3月6日 · Flappers of the 1920s were young women known for their energetic freedom, embracing a lifestyle viewed by many at the time as outrageous, immoral or downright dangerous. Now considered the...

2024年4月6日 · In the 1920s, women experienced significant health and reproductive rights shifts, largely influenced by the birth control movement and increased health education. These developments had profound effects on women’s ability to control their reproductive lives and access health-related information.

2024年8月29日 · The 1920s was a time of profound transformation. Young women with bobbed hair, bold makeup, and knee-length skirts danced to the energetic beats of jazz, their every move a declaration of freedom. These women, known as flappers, represented a cultural revolution that swept across the Western world after World War I.

2016年7月10日 · The list below sums up the most influential and iconic women that served as a role models for the young flappers in the 20’s. Check them out: Barbara Stanwyck. Source. After a short but notable career as a stage actress in the late 1920s, she made 85 films in 38 years in Hollywood, before turning to television.

African American women in the Jim Crow South were often denied the right to vote, but these nine women, all faculty members at the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, succeeded in registering in the fall of 1920.

2023年11月15日 · The idea of the 1920s Flapper was based on women’s independence and was displayed through many mediums: hairstyles, fashion, and makeup–the most integral among them.

In the 1920s, the flapper became one of the most iconic symbols of the decade. These young women broke away from the traditional norms of their time and embraced a new sense of freedom in fashion, behavior, and attitudes.

Lisa Berry-Waite, our 1920s record specialist, tells the story of 10 women through 10 short videos. Lisa reveals how each individual, through their determination and resolve to defy...