Women/flappers in the 1920's

Flapper- a young women who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes of the day.

Most famous flapper

• Zelda Fitzgerald
• Fitzgerald wrote, painted, danced, travled, and more
• She inspired young women to break from tradition

Famous flapper's

• Lois Long- known as "Miss Jazz Age"
• Colleen Moore- known as the "Flapper Queen" of Hollywood
• Clara Bow- known as the "It Girl" of the 1920's
• Coco Chanel- famous for her timeless designs, trademark suits, and little black dresses

What they did

• Worked for New York Magazine in the early 20'
• Actress- portrayed flapper's of the 1920's. In person she is quiet ans subdued
• Sing-most famous of the flapper's, only played one on the movie screen

Flapper's fashion

• New & colorful fabrics
• Dresses were lighter and shorter
• Evening dresses were often trimed with fur
• Short hair
• Straight, loose silhouette
• Dresses were just below the knee

Women in the 1920's

What they did

• Drove cars
• played sports
• Attended college
• Went into politics

Sports

• Many colleges and high schools had a basketball team for girls
• golf
• tennis
• swimming
• baseball

School

North Carolina State college, now NCSU, enrolled the first women student in 1921

Politics

Politics

• Two women were elected governors
• Nellie Tayoe Ross in Wyoming
• Miriam "Ma" Ferguson in Texas

Nellie Tayoe Ross

Miriam "Ma" Ferguson

Law passed

• In the 1920's the Nineteenth Amedment was passed to give women the right to vote

Women suffage video

Jobs

• More jobs obortumities
• They were still limited to certain jobs
• Teachers
• Nurses
• Social workers
• Factory workers
• Office secretaries
• Store clerks

Marriage

• Men and women started to view marriage more as a partnership
• Women still did most of the house work and took care of the childrens