Lost Girls - The Invention of the Flapper

A spirited revisionist history of the iconic, mythic young woman of the 1920s, the flapper.

About the author

Linda Simon is Professor Emerita of English at Skidmore College, New York. Her many books include Coco Chanel (Reaktion, 2011) and Lost Girls: The Invention of the Flapper (Reaktion, 2014).

Summary

A spirited revisionist history of the iconic, mythic young woman of the 1920s, the flapper.

Product details

• Authors: Linda Simon
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781789140712
• ISBN: 978-1-78914-071-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Gender studies: women and girls, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period)