The Age of the Flapper
Woman’s Suffrage in U.S.
Women step up during WWI Demand rights Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony Rallies, Marches, growing support
World Woman’s Suffrage Finland – 1906 Norway – 1913 Soviet Union US – 1920 Great Britain – 1928 Philippines France – 1945 Belgium – 1946 Switzerland
Enter the Flapper…
New Opportunities New Jobs Still chaperoned housing Emphasis on independence Jazz Parties Bathtub Gin
Philco Battery Ad 1920’s
Considered a “phase”
Dorothy Parker wrote… The Playful flapper here we see, The fairest of the fair. She's not what Grandma used to be, -- You might say, au contraire. Her girlish ways may make a stir, Her manners cause a scene, But there is no more harm in her Than in a submarine. She nightly knocks for many a goal The usual dancing men. Her speed is great, but her control Is something else again. All spotlights focus on her pranks. All tongues her prowess herald. For which she well may render thanks To God and Scott Fitzgerald.
Thought to be WILD!
Always Dancing
Shamelessly showing ankles!
Playing that Jazz Music
Running Around
Cavorting with “Flaming Youth”
This “phase” now an icon of an era…meanwhile other post-WWI events were…
In United States… Wealthy, EXTREMELY wealthy Looking for new ways to spend money Prohibition backlash Advent of buying on credit More buying automobiles
In the World… Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Freud’s subconscious Fitzgerald and the “Lost Generation” New Art forms Economies in Europe unstable Overall loss of the known, fear of horror seen and acts of war
Kandinsky – “In the Blue”
Klee – “The Goldfish”
Matisse – “Decorative Figure on an Ornamental Ground”
Picasso – “The Three Dancers”
Still, life goes on… The Big Parade, first war movie Chaplin entertains Nightly Radio Shows Jazz spreads to Europe Economies stabilize Optimism for future