Flappers

Author: Judith Mackrell
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0230771688
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 576

Book Description
For many young women, the 1920s felt like a promise of liberty. It was a period when they dared to shorten their skirts and shingle their hair, to smoke, drink, take drugs and to claim sexual freedoms. In an era of soaring stock markets, consumer expansion, urbanization and fast travel, women were reimagining both the small detail and the large ambitions of their lives. In Flappers, acclaimed biographer Judith Mackrell follows a group of six women - Diana Cooper, Nancy Cunard, Tallulah Bankhead, Zelda Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and Tamara de Lempicka - who, between them, exemplified the range and daring of that generation's spirit. For them, the pursuit of experience was not just about dancing the Charleston and wearing fashionable clothes. They made themselves prominent among the artists, icons, and heroines of their age, pursuing experience in ways that their mothers could never have imagined, seeking to define what it was to be young and a woman in an age where the smashing of old certainties had thrown the world wide open. Talented, reckless and wilful, with personalities that transcended their class and background, they re-wrote their destinies in remarkable, entertaining and sometimes tragic ways. And between them they blazed the trail of the New Woman around the world.

Flappers and the New American Woman

Author: Catherine Gourley
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 0822560607
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Examines the symbols that defined perceptions of women during the late 1910s and 1920s and how they changed women's role in society.

Flapper

Author: Joshua Zeitz
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307523829
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
Flapper is a dazzling look at the women who heralded a radical change in American culture and launched the first truly modern decade. The New Woman of the 1920s puffed cigarettes, snuck gin, hiked her hemlines, danced the Charleston, and necked in roadsters. More important, she earned her own keep, controlled her own destiny, and secured liberties that modern women take for granted. Flapper is an inside look at the 1920s. With tales of Coco Chanel, the French orphan who redefined the feminine form; Lois Long, the woman who christened herself “Lipstick” and gave New Yorker readers a thrilling entrée into Manhattan’s extravagant Jazz Age nightlife; three of America’s first celebrities: Clara Bow, Colleen Moore, and Louise Brooks; Dallas-born fashion artist Gordon Conway; Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald, whose swift ascent and spectacular fall embodied the glamour and excess of the era; and more, this is the story of America’s first sexual revolution, its first merchants of cool, its first celebrities, and its most sparkling advertisement for the right to pursue happiness. Whisking us from the Alabama country club where Zelda Sayre first caught the eye of F. Scott Fitzgerald to Muncie, Indiana, where would-be flappers begged their mothers for silk stockings, to the Manhattan speakeasies where patrons partied till daybreak, historian Joshua Zeitz brings the 1920s to exhilarating life.

Lost Girls

Author: Linda Simon
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780238738
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361

Book Description
In the glorious, boozy party after the first World War, a new being burst defiantly onto the world stage: the so-called flapper. Young, impetuous, and flirtatious, she was an alluring, controversial figure, celebrated in movies, fiction, plays, and the pages of fashion magazines. But, as this book argues, she didn’t appear out of nowhere. This spirited, beautifully illustrated history presents a fresh look at the reality of young women’s experiences in America and Britain from the 1890s to the 1920s, when the “modern” girl emerged. Linda Simon shows us how this modern girl bravely created a culture, a look, and a future of her own. Lost Girls is an illuminating history of the iconic flapper as she evolved from a problem to a temptation, and finally, in the 1920s and beyond, to an aspiration.

Ingenue

Author: Jillian Larkin
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0375899111
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
If you love The Great Gatsby, you'll want to read the Flappers series. Power . . . love . . . scandal . . . there’s never enough to go around. In the city that never sleeps, Lorraine Dyer is wide awake. Ever since she exposed Clara Knowles for the tramp she was—and lost her closest confidante in the process—Lorraine has spent every second scheming to make her selfish, lovesick ex–best friend pay for what she did. No one crosses Lorraine. Not even Gloria. True love conquers everything—or so Gloria Carmody crazily believed. She and Jerome Johnson can barely scrape together cash for their rent, let alone have a moment to whisper sweet nothings in the dark. And if they thought escaping Chicago meant they’d get away with murder . . . they were dead wrong. Clara was sure that once handsome, charming Marcus Eastman discovered her shameful secret, he’d drop her like a bad habit. Instead, he swept her off her feet and whisked her away to New York. Being with Marcus is a breath of fresh air—and a chance for Clara to leave her wild flapper ways firmly in the past. Except the dazzling parties and bright lights won’t stop whispering her name. . . . INGENUE is the second novel in the sexy, dangerous, and ridiculously romantic Flappers series set in the Roaring Twenties . . . where revenge is a dish best served cold.

Flappers

Author: Kelly Boyer Sagert
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313376913
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
This book offers an examination of the Roaring Twenties in the United States, focusing on the vibrant icon of the newly liberated woman—the flapper—that came to embody the Jazz Age. Flappers takes readers back to the time of speakeasies, gangsters, dance bands, and silent film stars, offering a fresh look at the Jazz Age by focusing on the women who came to symbolize it. Flappers captures the full scope of the hedonistic subculture that made the Roaring Twenties roar, a group that reacted to Prohibition and other attempts to impose a stricter morality on the nation. Topics include the transition from silent films to talkies, the arrival of American Jazz as the country's first truly indigenous musical form, the evolution of the United States from a rural to an urban nation, the fashion and slang of the times, and more. It is an exhilarating portrait of a brief outburst of liberation that would last until the Great Depression came crashing down.

Diva

Author: Jillian Larkin
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 037589912X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
If you love The Great Gatsby, you'll want to read the Flappers series. Joy and tragedy collide in DIVA, the riveting conclusion to the Flappers series, set in the dazzling Roaring Twenties. Parties, bad boys, speakeasies—life in Manhattan has become a woozy blur for Clara Knowles. If Marcus Eastman truly loved her, how could he have fallen for another girl so quickly? Their romance mustn't have been as magical as Clara thought. And if she has to be unhappy, she's going to drag everyone else down to the depths of despair right along with her. Being a Barnard girl is the stuff of Lorraine Dyer's dreams. Finding out that Marcus is marrying a gold digger who may or may not be named Anastasia? A nightmare. The old Lorraine would have sat by and let the chips fall where they may, but she's grown up a lot these past few months. She can't bear to see Marcus lose a chance for true love. But will anyone listen to her? Now that the charges against her have been dropped, Gloria Carmody is spending the last dizzying days of summer on Long Island, yachting on the sound and palling around with socialites at Forrest Hamilton's swanky villa. Beneath her smile, though, Gloria's keeping a secret. One that could have deadly consequences . . .

Flappers And Philosophers

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
Delve into the vibrant world of the Roaring Twenties with F. Scott Fitzgerald's captivating collection, "Flappers and Philosophers." This intriguing anthology brings together a series of short stories that encapsulate the essence of a generation defined by change, ambition, and the quest for identity. As Fitzgerald weaves his tales, consider this: How did the flapper movement redefine societal norms and challenge traditional values? Each story paints a vivid picture of characters navigating the complexities of love, wealth, and the pursuit of happiness during an era of unprecedented freedom.But here’s the twist that will spark your curiosity: Can the seemingly carefree lives of flappers mask deeper philosophical questions about existence? Fitzgerald’s prose invites readers to look beyond the surface, revealing the underlying struggles and aspirations of his unforgettable characters. Immerse yourself in Fitzgerald's elegant writing and keen observations, where wit and wisdom coexist in a delightful exploration of youth and maturity. This collection is essential for fans of classic literature and anyone seeking to understand the cultural fabric of the 1920s. Are you ready to experience the allure of a bygone era through Fitzgerald's lens? Open the pages of "Flappers and Philosophers" and uncover the stories that shaped a generation!Enjoy concise, engaging paragraphs that highlight the complexities of human relationships and societal expectations, making each story a compelling read. This is not just a collection of tales; it’s an invitation to reflect on the timeless themes of life, love, and self-discovery. Your journey into the world of Fitzgerald's genius begins now! Don’t miss your chance to own this iconic work. Purchase "Flappers and Philosophers" today and embrace the spirit of the Jazz Age!

Flappers 2 Rappers

Author: Tom Dalzell
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486121623
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
Entertaining, highly readable book pulses with the vernacular of young Americans from the end of the 19th century to the present. Alphabetical listings for each decade, plus fascinating sidebars about language and culture.

Posing a Threat

Author: Angela J. Latham
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 081956401X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 219

Book Description
A lively look at the ways in which American women in the 1920s transformed their lives through performance and fashion. New definitions of American femininity were formed in the pivotal 1920s, an era that vastly expanded the "market" for sexually explicit displays by women. Angela J. Latham shows how quarrels over and censorship of women's performance — particularly in the arenas of fashion and theater — uniquely reveal the cultural idiosyncracies of the period and provide valuable clues to the developing iconicity of the female body in its more recent historical phases. Through disguise, display, or judicious appropriation of both, performance became a crucial means by which women contested, affirmed, mitigated, and revolutionized norms of female self-presentation and self-stylization. Fashion was a hotly contested arena of bodily display. Latham surveys 1920s fashion trends and explores popular fashion rhetoric. Resistance to social mandates regarding women's fashion was nowhere more pronounced than in the matter of "bathing costumes." Latham critiques locally situated contests over swimwear, including those surrounding the first Miss America Pageant, and suggests how such performances sanctioned otherwise unacceptable self-presentations by women. Looking at American theater, Latham summarizes major arguments about censorship and the ideological assumptions embedded within them. Although sexually provocative displays by women were often the focus of censorship efforts, "leg shows," including revues like the Zeigfeld Follies, were in their heyday. Latham situates the popularity of such performances that featured women's bodies within the larger context of censorship in the American theater at this time.