Flappers In The 1920s Essay
Section 1: Identification and Evaluation of Sources
This investigation will explore the question: To what extent did the emergence of the flapper in the 1920’s effect women’s social equality? Specifically the 1920’s to early 1930’s and the transformation of the social role women.
To answer the question two sources were evaluated, Posing a Threat: Flappers, Chorus Girls, and Other Brazen Performers of the American 1920s and The History of the Flapper, Part 1: A Call for Freedom. The two sources provide information about the social changes of women, but portray two differing perspectives regarding the depth of involvement in the work force and society, one viewing women as a major and constant part of the workforce where the other regards working as the man’s role and the woman’s to be at the home.
The first source, Posing a Threat: Flappers, Chorus Girls, and Other Brazen Performers of the American 1920s, written by Angela Latham a professor at Governors State University, was evaluated. Written in 2000, Latham explains that the role of women was not to take part in the work force and women were …show more content…
The origin of the source is valuable because it was written by Emily Spivack, a professor at Pratt University and a writer for the Smithsonian, proving Spivack to be a credible source. Spivack is not an expert in history, but rather specifically women and fashion, limiting the source by creating a possibility that historical documents like The Flapper Magazine cited to be interpreted wrong. The purpose of the article was to explain the jump that the flapper women had taken in the 1920’s, proving important for the investigation by giving actual examples of the new social change that the women were
This investigation will explore the question: To what extent did the emergence of the flapper in the 1920’s effect women’s social equality? Specifically the 1920’s to early 1930’s and the transformation of the social role women.
To answer the question two sources were evaluated, Posing a Threat: Flappers, Chorus Girls, and Other Brazen Performers of the American 1920s and The History of the Flapper, Part 1: A Call for Freedom. The two sources provide information about the social changes of women, but portray two differing perspectives regarding the depth of involvement in the work force and society, one viewing women as a major and constant part of the workforce where the other regards working as the man’s role and the woman’s to be at the home.
The first source, Posing a Threat: Flappers, Chorus Girls, and Other Brazen Performers of the American 1920s, written by Angela Latham a professor at Governors State University, was evaluated. Written in 2000, Latham explains that the role of women was not to take part in the work force and women were …show more content…
The origin of the source is valuable because it was written by Emily Spivack, a professor at Pratt University and a writer for the Smithsonian, proving Spivack to be a credible source. Spivack is not an expert in history, but rather specifically women and fashion, limiting the source by creating a possibility that historical documents like The Flapper Magazine cited to be interpreted wrong. The purpose of the article was to explain the jump that the flapper women had taken in the 1920’s, proving important for the investigation by giving actual examples of the new social change that the women were