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How women’s clothing has changed By: Brynne Nock After WWI a group of women called the The 1920’s was a time of women's clothing
flappers became very popular. Flappers
changing. Before the 1920’s women barely showed
represented the new modern era. They smoke
any skin at all and they were very modest. But now
cigarettes, drink liquor in public, wear shorter skirts,
many women are going against society and wearing
silky stockings, and they have short hair. Flappers
shorter dresses, cutting their hair, and much more!
are very concerned about themselves and
Before the 1920’s women's clothing was
themselves only, they care much about their
very modest and strict. In some states if a women
appearance and what others think of them. Some
were to wear a bathing suit the showed her bare
flappers wear makeup that’s visible and in this time
legs she could get arrested. All dresses and skirts
to many, that’s very unacceptable.
were to cover their entire legs. Also, they would
People view flappers as “carefree, worldly,
wear long cotton underwear, they had long hair,
and independent spirits.” People feel the flappers
heavy black stockings, and ankle biding shoes.
mess with American traditions because they make it
Basically, before the 1920’s everything had to be
very clear that they don’t care anymore. Some
covered or you were considered inappropriate.
people feel as though the flappers are just expressing themselves and their personalities so that they are acceptable. Some people think that flappers are not very bright people. In conclusion, people have different views on flappers, flappers are the modern version of women, and womens clothing has changed greatly. Women’s moral and fashion has changed.
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American Youth I live in the 20’s and I’m just waiting for everything to just settle down and life gets better because these teens and young adults are thinking its okay to not do work around here and now they have more freedom and privilege than ever and we got things to do around here that i now have to do on my own. Our kids are now going to high school to graduate and I have to work and get money for the whole family and take care of everything myself. While kids are going to school and learning I’m working a job, taking care of this new baby and cleaning. Things need to go =back to the old way where they wouldn’t be at school so long and my 15 year old should be getting married and have kids and a house of her own and paying bills because its gotten harder for me and I’m only 30 with all this stuff to do. Now that we’re changing our beliefs for the younger generation things have changed like a lot of the stores are closing because they don’t have enough people working in them and things have gotten more harder to afford because I’m getting the money for the house I’m like the only provider and I can’t get a good paying job because I didn’t finish high school and so now I guess I’m going to be forever stuck doing things I need to instead of what I want.
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Gavin Irias (Why are so many people moving to the cities?) Works Cited American Decades. Judith S. Baughman. Educator Programs. www.hrc.utexas.edu/educator/modules/teachingthetwenties/theme_viewer.php?theme=small &section=house&subsect=2. Hart, Diane, and Bert Bower. History Alive!: Pursuing American Ideals. Student edition. ed., Rancho Cordova, Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2013. 1920s. Works Cited Kiley Butcher Hart, Diane, and Bert Bower. History Alive!: Pursuing American Ideals. Student edition. ed., Rancho Cordova, Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2013. Kallen, Stuart A. The Roaring Twenties. San Diego, Greenhaven Press, 2002. U.S.A. 1920s. Danbury, Grolier, 2005.
Works Cited, Brynne Nock Hart, Diane, and Bert Bower. History Alive!: Pursuing American Ideals. Student edition. ed., Rancho Cordova, Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2013. Flapper Dress. www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=flappers.