Women in the 1920s by Camelle Calhoun https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf en-us 2019-01-31 19:25:55 UTC 2025-10-09 18:52:46 UTC hello@padlet.com 6). Zelda Fitzgerald cacalhoun533 https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf/wish/326446010
  • She became the symbol of the liberated 1920s woman after becoming an overnight celebrity and being part of the youthful rebellion. 
  • Beginning in 1930, Zelda had a series of breakdowns and was admitted to several European clinics.
  • She tried writing and painting near the end of her career but neither achieved success and instead confused critics. 


    • ]]>     2019-01-31 19:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf/wish/326446010     5). Louise Brooks cacalhoun533 https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf/wish/326448482
  • A silent film actress whose innocent erotisism and sensuality made her a film icon and symbol of a flapper in the 1920s.
  • She permanently left the cinema in 1938 after her independence and candid personality brought her into conflict with many studio executives. 
  • Her bob hairstyle helped popularize her during the climax of her career and became a symbol of her in the 20s. 

    • ]]>     2019-01-31 19:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf/wish/326448482     4). Gloria Swanson cacalhoun533 https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf/wish/326448839
  • Her career as an actress began when she visited Chicago and was in a crowd scene as an extra and then joined the studio and began playing small roles. 
  • In 1950, she made a comeback in the movie “Sunset Boulevard” and for the remainder of her career to television. 
  • She was also a fashion icon and suggested to famous retailers changes in the clothing and new fashions they could design. 

    • ]]>     2019-01-31 19:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf/wish/326448839     3). Josephine Baker cacalhoun533 https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf/wish/326449141
  • American-born French entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent
  • Became one of the most popular music-hall entertainers in France after dancing in a scantily clad outfit on stage which became iconic. 
  • She starred in two movies in the early 1930s Zou, Zou and Princesse Tam-Tam
  • She became a French citizen in 1937 but was born in St.Louis Missouri. 
  • Near the end of her career, she worked with the Red Cross and the Resistance across the world. She also traveled to the US to participate in civil rights. 

    • ]]>     2019-01-31 19:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf/wish/326449141     2). Coco Chanel cacalhoun533 https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf/wish/326449750
  • She was an french fashion designer and businesswoman
  • She was the founder and name giver of the Chanel brand, she was credited in World War I with liberating women from the constraints and popularizing a sporty. 
  • In the 1920s, she introduced the Little Black dress to fashion, and made it affordable and easy to move around in. They predicted that it would be worn around the world in no time. 

    • ]]>     2019-01-31 19:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf/wish/326449750     1.) Georgia O'Keeffe https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf/wish/326450036
  • American artist, known for paintings of enlarged flowers and New York skyscrapers
  • Used abstraction to present her feelings thus becoming one of a few modernist painters who worked with abstract painting at the time.
  • In 1916 she became the head of the art department at West Texas State Normal College. 
  • Played a key role in spreading the art community and disputed the claim that gender determined artistic ability. 

    • ]]>     2019-01-31 19:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cacalhoun533/bj1dnwc5wtzf/wish/326450036