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During the 1920’s there were many debates going on and people had different thoughts. There were many different perspectives on the Ku Klux Klan, the prohibition, and Flappers. In the 1920’s the Ku Klux Klan took things to a whole new level, they most wanted to restrict immigration. This newer generation of the Klan was not only anti-black but also took a stand against Roman Catholics, Jews, and foreigners, basically anyone who wasn’t American. It was fueled by the growing hostility to the…

One key aspect of the 1920s that showed change was the women. The Flapper movement is a movement in which women would smoke and drink openly, cut their hair short, wear less clothing, danced, and used birth control. These things that the flappers did was new and seen as unusual because women would spend more time out having fun and less time maintaining the household. Another aspect of the 1920s that change…

Although the Women in the suffrage movement made great strides, they did not achieve gender equality. The women’s role in the 1920’s has changed because they have more opportunities and independence. A suffrage is the term used to describe the right to vote as a natural right. The women’s suffrage movement not only happened in the United States, but all over the world. Many women took time out of their busy lives just to fight for what they believed in, which was Women’s Rights. They wanted to…

the United States was overrun by the youth, who danced and partied on the remnants of a “Lost Generation.” Historian David King referred to the 1920s as a “rollicking ride,” during which society parted with more traditional values in favor of the flapper movement and jazz, features of a more progressive line of thought. A consumer economy developed in the absence of wartime alongside a scale economy with the invention of new products, the incorporation of new management techniques, and a fuller…

The roaring twenties was a time for Americans to feel wealth, happiness, experiment, and for American women it was a decade for power since they were granted access to vote due to the 19th Amendment and flappers, teenage girls and women that were described to listen to jazz and brought a new style of fashion rose due to this liberation of freedom. Literature bloomed during this time and many memorable books like The Great Gatsby were written. F. Scott Fitzgerald used his own knowledge of the…

“Others live on in a careless and lukewarm state - not appearing to fill Longfellow 's measure: 'Into each life, some rain must fall. ' (Mary Todd Lincoln).” Not having a care in the world could seem like the greatest way to live life, but reality will hit you at some point and you’re not always prepared. “Into each life, some rain must fall.” Every life will come with obstacles, and if one is not careful at all, everything could be taken. Carelessness may seem to be an easy way out of things,…

women’s apparel of the 1920’s became more skimpy and revealing than before. In the 1920’s the fashionable length of the skirts women wore were slightly above the knee and the fabric was very fine and thin. The flappers came to be the dress to wear to a party instead of an elegant gown. Flapper dresses were usually made out of very thin and silky fabric with a very low cut in the back, making it impossible for one to wear any undergarments underneath the dress. But in order to wear these…

music, literature, and entertainment. The emergence of a new social trend was prevalent among young women in the 1920’s. The iconic flapper “embraced unconventional behavior and represented America’s changing attitudes toward cultural norms, language, and dress”(Smith 1). The women exercised the right to self-expression and rejected conventional female behavior. Flappers often attended social events, wore short dresses, and smoked cigarettes,…

How To: 1920s Fashion and Style The 20`s were a roaring time in history, and one of the large components of it was the fashion and style. This was an important time for women especially, because they learned how to be different than all the women before their time. The 19th Amendment gave women the freedom to do many things they had never been able to do before, and this reflected in how they choose to dress. They took many risk in what they wore, for their time. What you will need to…

While watching the film Top Hat, I noticed the fashion worn by the men and women was an important part of the film. The 1930’s began a major change in fashion. For example, the transition from the roaring twenty flappers to the complex fashion of ‘art deco.’ The costumes in this film perfectly represent the time period of trends during the 1930s. When the Wall Street crashed and the Great Depression began. It was the start of a strong influence on women's fashion in the 1930s. Because of…