Fashion History by the Decade: Flappers of the 1920S

In this one-time course, students will explore the infamous flappers and how their style changed the face of fashion from the previous Victorian era.

Class Experience

US Grade 7 - 10

Beginner Level

This is a one time course that will analyze primary and secondary sources about the fashion, hair, and makeup styles of flappers in the 1920s.  We will look at pictures, watch videos, and read short stories about the Roaring Twenties.  We will also be discussing speakeasies during the Prohibition Era, so there will be minor discussion of alcohol (very minimal!).  

In class, we will use the chat box for discussion, or the student may use the raised hand option to answer when a question is...

BS and MA in Secondary Education Social Sciences
EdS Student in Secondary Education Social Sciences
Seven years of teaching middle/high school United States history

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In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:Nearpod

https://allthatsinteresting.com/flappers-1920s#33 
Above is a link of photos from the 1920s (primary source) of flappers.

https://www.thecollector.com/the-flappers-what-you-do-not-know/#:~:text=By%20the%201920s%2C%20the%20name,of%20care%20for%20social%20norms.
Above is a link that provides writing written in March 2023 about flappers (secondary source).  The article includes examples of types of dress, hairstyle, makeup, as well as why traditional women viewed them as controversial.  Photos in the article also serve as primary sources.

https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1910-1919/
Above in a link that provides information of the fashion of the era before the 1920s.  Late Victorian fashion varied greatly (long skirts, high necklines) from flappers and women of this era generally opposed the flapper fashion and lifestyle.  We will compare and contrast these styles and why women of the Victorian Era may have opposed the flapper life.  Photos are serving as primary source and writing (written in August 2020) will serve as the secondary sources.

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Pacific

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Meet the teacher

Shelby Morrow

Hello everyone!  My name is Shelby Morrow and I have been teaching social studies for seven years now!  I have taught at the middle and high school level and am now currently teaching 11th grade US History.  I have also taught World History, AP...