New Fashions and Opposition to the Flapper Lifestyle Flashcards
1
Q
What were the most significant changes in fashions introduced by flappers?
A
Makeup.
Short hair.
Short sleeves and skirts.
Revealing swimming costumes.
2
Q
Where were flappers most disapproved?
A
Rural areas, generally more religious demographically.
3
Q
Which organisation was set up by older generations in opposition to the flapper lifestyle?
A
The “Anti-Flirt League.”
4
Q
Which type of revealing clothing was actually banned?
A
The bathing suit.
5
Q
What sales statistic provides evidence for the extent of the relief of social taboos for women in the 1920s?
A
The sale of cigarettes doubled.
