international women day

Flappers & Feminism

Flappers & Feminism

The early decades of the 20th century were a battleground for women,  in terms of political and legal reform. But women were also testing out another arena of emancipation: their bodies. As fashions grew simpler and skirts rose higher, reaching knee-length by the late 1920s, women found new physical freedom.

Read extracts from Judith Mackrell’s article on our blog. Original article can be found here

How dance helped women’s liberation

How dance helped women’s liberation

The early decades of the 20th century were a battleground for women,  in terms of political and legal reform. But women were also testing out another arena of emancipation: their bodies. As fashions grew simpler and skirts rose higher, reaching knee-length by the late 1920s, women found new physical freedom.

Read extracts from Judith Mackrell’s article on our blog. Original article can be found here