ID #:
533
Film Type:
video
Color or BW:
Color and B&W
Description:
Using vibrant archival film clips and interviews with women who came of age during the Roaring 20s in Britain, this program chronicles the emergence of the modern women in the aftermath of World War I. Higher education for women, the entry of women into politics and the professions, womens suffrage, new attitudes toward sexuality, and other topics are addressed within the historical context of the early 1900s.
Keywords:
20th century, flappers, Great Britain, modern woman, Roaring 20s, social history, suffrage, United States, womens history