During the decade of the 1920s, American life experienced a tremendous change for women. The difference between men and women was becoming much narrower as the decade wore on due to the increase of popularity in the lifestyle of flappers. A flapper was a fashionable young female who focused on enjoying herself and her life and demonstrated a very strong and rebellious behavior. Men were always the ones to go to bars, clubs, sporting events, and smoking in general. They had all the freedom and were always able to do what they wish, knowing their wives are doing their duties of cooking and cleaning for them at home. The introduction of the flapper enabled women all around to come together and do all of the things that men did daily, giving
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They often worried that the flappers affected all the morals and beliefs that should be followed by a woman of their generation. Traditionalists strictly believed that all women were supposed to clean the house, cook the family meals, care for their husband, and never drink alcohol or smoke in public. These women also followed the unspoken rules of wearing dresses that were floor length, wearing very high necklines, having long hair pulled up into a bun or updo, and should put on very little to no makeup on their faces. They never wanted to attract too much attention towards themselves because they wanted to show respect for their husbands (Conor 1). These women also did not feel the need or had the time to put all the makeup on their faces, style their hair, and pick out outfits that they liked. This is why it was only a small portion of women in the 1920s who became a flapper. Although, there were a couple rare occasions where older women were not bothered by flappers. One older woman from the 1920s stated her ‘recipe’ for the flapper, “‘Take two bare knees, two rolled stockings, two flapping galoshes, one short skirt, one lipstick, one powder puff, 33 cigarettes, and a boyfriend with a flask’” (Life in the Twenties). All in all, traditionalists were extremely proper and obedient to their own beliefs and rules and often frowned upon the …show more content…
Part of the whole “flapper look” included very short hair in the bobbed style. Bobbed hair become one of the most well known representations of a flapper because it separated them from the other traditional women and even as more and more women began using this look, it was not technically proper for a women to have it (Shrimpton 1). This style of hair contributed to the belief they carried of wearing things that are convenient, easy, and comfortable for them. Men were also not at all a fan of the bobbed hair on women because they thought women started looking too much like them, however there was nothing they could do to change it because as time went on, this latest hairstyle kept getting more and more popular. The bob also allowed women to begin to style their hair because it was a lot easier. Some women straightened their hair but it was more popular to have curly or wavy hair. In order to get wavy hair, flappers had to use their fingers, combs, and gel to try and get there hair to stay in the shape they wanted. Curling hair was much simpler because they could just use a curling iron and some hairspray (Conor
They often worried that the flappers affected all the morals and beliefs that should be followed by a woman of their generation. Traditionalists strictly believed that all women were supposed to clean the house, cook the family meals, care for their husband, and never drink alcohol or smoke in public. These women also followed the unspoken rules of wearing dresses that were floor length, wearing very high necklines, having long hair pulled up into a bun or updo, and should put on very little to no makeup on their faces. They never wanted to attract too much attention towards themselves because they wanted to show respect for their husbands (Conor 1). These women also did not feel the need or had the time to put all the makeup on their faces, style their hair, and pick out outfits that they liked. This is why it was only a small portion of women in the 1920s who became a flapper. Although, there were a couple rare occasions where older women were not bothered by flappers. One older woman from the 1920s stated her ‘recipe’ for the flapper, “‘Take two bare knees, two rolled stockings, two flapping galoshes, one short skirt, one lipstick, one powder puff, 33 cigarettes, and a boyfriend with a flask’” (Life in the Twenties). All in all, traditionalists were extremely proper and obedient to their own beliefs and rules and often frowned upon the …show more content…
Part of the whole “flapper look” included very short hair in the bobbed style. Bobbed hair become one of the most well known representations of a flapper because it separated them from the other traditional women and even as more and more women began using this look, it was not technically proper for a women to have it (Shrimpton 1). This style of hair contributed to the belief they carried of wearing things that are convenient, easy, and comfortable for them. Men were also not at all a fan of the bobbed hair on women because they thought women started looking too much like them, however there was nothing they could do to change it because as time went on, this latest hairstyle kept getting more and more popular. The bob also allowed women to begin to style their hair because it was a lot easier. Some women straightened their hair but it was more popular to have curly or wavy hair. In order to get wavy hair, flappers had to use their fingers, combs, and gel to try and get there hair to stay in the shape they wanted. Curling hair was much simpler because they could just use a curling iron and some hairspray (Conor