Pre-WWI: emphasized figure & covered her legs
1920’s Girl
Flattened chest, lifted hemline, & rolled stockings Named after their shoes
bobbed hair
close-fitting hat
loosened blouse
Sudden interest in a product or activity Goldfish swallowing
Flagpole sitting To attract people to movie theaters?
Americans went to 1 per week in the 20s Allowed people to escape reality for 10 cents
Hollywood dictated clothing & hair styles for women What about today? Speaking of movies...
Rudolph Valentino Mary Pickford Gloria Swanson Who am I?
1920s: The Age of Radio
Most could now afford both tickets & equipment needed to play
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Helen Wills
Red Grange
Bobby Jones
Charles Lindbergh st to fly solo over Atlantic Became instant American hero Lucky Lindy
Name of his plane...
Began in New Orleans & came north with Great Mig. African American music that grew from songs & field chants of slaves
Louis Armstrong
Foxtrott Charleston Shimmy Black Bottom
The “Lindy Hop” led to Swing Why was it called the “Lindy Hop”?
The Harlem Renaissance Lindy Hop came from Harlem in 1927 There was a “rebirth” of culture there in 20s
Writers explained American life in a black perspective Black literature & art
Writers & artists who attacked America’s materialism There was another group called the Lost Generation
“” HemingwayFitzgerald People care more about $$$ & “stuff” than intellect, the spiritual, & art