COME ERAVAMO…
In the years following the" Belle Epoque "women begin to claim a social role not only relegate the home , begin to become aware of their rights to claim the vote and work to demonstrate their skills and make their personal contribution to society.
a result of the second industrial revolution, women find jobs mainly in the services sector, the majority of teachers are women. They uncovered the first intellectual figures, as well as rice pickers and workers in factories. E 'undeniable feminine contribution to the economy during the years of World War I to replace the men engaged in combat. They are unforgettable Red Cross at the front.
A complaint of heavy female subordination from which it slowly tries to get out is contained in the biography of the writer Sibilla entitled "A woman " and goes back to 1906.
The first steps towards the empowerment of women to demonstrate a strong male role models and independence. This phenomenon is also evident in clothing. Department stores, mostly found in cities, offering clothing at prices lower than the tailors. Since the war years, sequins, glitter and gloves by big night, are no longer objects of desire to highlight the forms or social condition.
The most stylish girls who live in bourgeois post-war use their qualities to emerge, dress " the flapper," bring short hair and bangs. Their hat is not too decorated with veils and feathers, but " cloche." The lower skirts belts on the sides, the dresses are long gone " Empire." The edges are shortened knee skirts and let themselves be run straight, "a gun."
The public is often shocked as well as the particularly observant Catholic and still tied to the image of a submissive woman in the way of dressing in public. The girls are increasingly safe and free and easy. It is no longer a novelty to see them make-up with a nice red lipstick and smoking.
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