Women in the U.S. had to find clothes with different cut and sizes. In 1919 L.L. Bean, a large department store chain, introduced women’s clothes in small and medium. Women had to try a little bit to find the right one. Women in the U.S. had to find clothes with different cut and sizes. In […]
A petting party was a gathering during the summer for people to socialize. It was a way to get acquainted with a new group of people and to form a relationship. It did not necessarily involve nudity. What was an “unwanted person,” and why were they a problem? Unwanted persons were the people who interfered […]
In the 1960s, the girl was Elizabeth Taylor (she was never called Elizabeth), and the boy was Charlie Wilson (in his teens.) It was also, it seemed, during those years, that more and more men got up at 5:30 p.m. to visit the New York Public Library, where they often had the pleasure of meeting […]
Women were not only less visible at work, they weren’t allowed to act as active spokespeople for men’s rights. They weren’t allowed to challenge the status quo. Instead, the way this worked is that you had to prove your manhood in every public forum with a placard, sign, or even a phone number. For example, […]
In the 18th century, flappers were often prostitutes for wealthy flappers for entertainment purposes. Flappers have been accused of being greedy and self-indulgent but that is the whole point. They were the only women working during the day. They were allowed to do whatever the male flappers would do and get some pretty sweet perks. […]
In the summer at the peak of the summer craze, the flappers in the streets would get their hair done to look like old ladies, but in the winter they also dressed it in the manner of a woman. If they were wearing a full-blown black, they would have a coat made almost exactly like […]
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHJn0Bc8d-U How to knit and crochet a sweater – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFd2VbOqZgQ By: Paul Kennedy On Friday October 13 at a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said, “We’re not going to just change our tax burden. We’re going to change our economic tax burden.” In the same speech, Romney continued to […]
A flapper… is a girl who can wear just about any dress or dress-like outfit. Her clothing doesn’t make her more of a woman, it just changes the look. What are 5 words to describe a man? When I was younger, I liked to put on makeovers often. My mother made me put my hair […]
A lot of people make 20s curls with a bar or an extension bar, but you can also do 20s curls with just a cable or dumbbell, and more advanced extensions with a plate or plate mount. I don’t like doing 20s curls because they get hard as soon as you get to the top, […]
When did they show up? The question, “How did flappers get their names?” seems quite an issue today, because they have become the most popular folk image of 1920s Americans in general, and of the era in particular. But, how did the original flapper show up? How did they show up?I think that most Americans […]