The Flapper

(10 min)First image, questions, discussion (5 min)Info slides with prediction (10 min)Primary source analysis (10 min)Discussion and info slides. Save the inferences question until after the second flapper slide. (3 min)Video play beginning through 1:07 then 4:20 through 5:56. the second one is a 10 year old doing the Charleston on a plane. Its insane! I just couldn’t cut it. I don’t know if I am going to show it or not, but it is a great example of the 1920’s (its 1 minute). (10 min then 10 min)Them days are gone forever. I am not going to explain the bottom until after I think most have looked at the cartoons and a quick discussion. There is info on women and work at the end if you have time left over. Or share cartoons. Or filibuster.

Using this image, answer the first three questions on your paper.

The 19 th Amendment was passed in 1920 and for the first time in American history women were allowed to vote. This is referred to as women’s suffrage—AKA enfranchisement. Answer the prediction question on your paper.

The 1920s were a time of rapid social change in which many people – particularly women – adopted new lifestyles and attitudes. newly enfranchised by the 19th Amendment, women started entering the job market and the political arena in greater numbers than ever, and redefining marriage, motherhood, and "womanliness" for a new era.

Using documents A and B compare and contrast fashion in the early 20 th century and the 1920’s Answer the two questions that follow the table.

Breezy, slangy, and informal in manner; slim and boyish in form; covered in silk and fur that clung to her as close as onion skin; with vivid red cheeks and lips, plucked eyebrows and close-fitting helmet of hair; gay, plucky and confident.

Wore shapeless dresses that were shorter than their mothers. No longer wore corsets. Had short hair and hats to show off short hair Bobbed hair Wore make up Drank (even during prohibition) and smoked in public This rejection of social norms shocked society, particularly those groups and individuals fighting for tradition.

What do these fashion trends tell us about the culture of the 1920’s? Video:

Not many women were full flappers. But changes were happening. Parents didn ’ t like it!

Alvah Posen made his debut in the comic strip world with Them Days Is Gone Forever, a lighthearted view-of-the-times that was syndicated in American newspapers from 1921 to Its innovative format featured modern scenarios in four frames— the first three progressing with rhyming lyrics, the fourth delivering the climactic refrain: "Them Days Is Gone Forever." After reading the comic examining the comic strips in your packet answer numbers 4 and 5 At the bottom of your paper is a comic strip with the dialogue erased. Based on everything we have done today, think of a conversation between the three characters that epitomizes the changing role of women in the 1920’s. Your comic strip does not have to rhyme, but if you think you can, go for it!

15% of women were professionals 20% had clerical jobs By % of the workforce was women.

BUT… Business was prejudiced against women. Seldom trained women for jobs beyond entry level Did not pay same wage as men. Married or pregnant often meant you were fired.