Flappers: The Real Lives of British Women in the Era of the Great Gatsby

by Pamela Horn

For many women the 1920s was a time of change after the pressures - and opportunities - of the First World War. For a number, war casualties meant a life of spinsterhood, which some turned to good account by enjoying their new independence. The current fashions, with their close-fitting dresses, cloche hats and cropped hair, emphasised this spirit of female emancipation, but it was 1918 before the vote was granted to women - and then only to those...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445614022
• ISBN13: 9781445614021
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.8" x 7.7"