- 1. A Little History On How The Blue-Haired Old Lady Trope Came To Be
- (Feminism)
- ... pale, pale purple is something new in life.” A Parisian hairdresser known as Monsieur Antoine claimed to have originated the look for natural hair in the 1920s. How could he make a big splash on an ...
- Created on 05 April 2022
- 2. For Centuries, Halloween Was a Day for Young Women to Predict Their Future Husbands: A Look At the Unlikely Romantic History of All Hallow's Eve ...
- (General)
- ... happened quite frequently, since some of the less-savory traditions, such as boys committing violence and vandalism on Halloween, had also become widespread. By the early 1920s, Halloween was one of the ...
- Created on 21 October 2021
- 3. Josephine Baker, First Black Superstar of the Silver Screen, Makes Her Criterion Channel Debut In Featured Collection
- (Movies)
- ... glam of post-war Paris. Baker rose to fame during the rampant imperialism of the 1920s, meaning most of her onscreen roles showcased her as the object of colonialist fantasies. The actress’s ...
- Created on 13 September 2021
- 4. "Concrete Utopia," the New Exhibition from Photographer Saneun Hwang, Captures the Fleeting Nature of NYC: BUST Interview ...
- (Arts)
- ... moments. What influenced “Concrete Utopia?” What was the goal of this project? I was heavily influenced by the Constructivism movement of 1920s Russia. That style aims to reflect modern industrial ...
- Created on 22 July 2021
- 5. Jennifer Mack-Watkins's Newest Exhibit is An Ode to the Beauty of Black Yout
- (Arts)
- ... a space where Black children can be celebrated and uplifted. According to her press release for the exhibit, Mack-Watkins’s inspiration came from both the early 1920s and a story from 1891 centering ...
- Created on 08 April 2021
- 6. Remembering Author Beverly Cleary, Who Captured Young Imaginations Through Books Like "Ramona Quimby
- (Books)
- ... and her family faced money troubles. Her father was forced to sell his Yamhill farm in the 1920s, which led the family to move to Portland. Cleary would go on to focus her children’s books on kids growing ...
- Created on 29 March 2021
- 7. Lysol's Horrifying History Of Marketing Cleaning Products As Birth Contro
- (Living)
- ... and hairless vaginas, according to historian Andrea Tone, the earliest roots of this phrase can be found in censorship laws. In the 1920s, advertisers coined the term to evade Comstock Laws while selling ...
- Created on 25 March 2021
- 8. Does "The U.S. vs Billie Holiday" Give Holiday’s Legacy The Justice It Deserves?
- (Movies)
- ... of age in the 1920s, Holiday was conscripted into a world where her intimate life would be the subject of much public scrutiny. Saidiya Hartman’s Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments examines how, at the ...
- Created on 04 March 2021
- 9. Catch First Time Directorial Debuts From Questlove to Rebecca Hall, 10 Must-See Films From Sundance 2021
- (Entertainment)
- ... Rebecca Hall’s sophisticated directorial debut film PASSING is a meditation on race, repression and jealousy. Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) a refined, upper-class 1920s African American woman runs into ...
- Created on 12 February 2021
- 10. What type of fabric should you wear to stay warm in the winter? Or cool in the summer? This guide to fiber gives you everything you need to dress comfy in any weather
- (Style)
- ... PERFECT FOR Dresses (especially), blouses, lightweight sweaters, shirts, cardigans, pants, and just about anything that doesn’t need to be very warm. POLYESTER HISTORY Invented in the early 1920s as ...
- Created on 12 February 2021
- 11. 10 Famous Bisexual Women from The Past to Know Now For BiVisibility
- (Feminism)
- ... in the 1920s through the 1970s. She was the first African American to star in her own television show and the first African American woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy. In the 1920s, Waters lived ...
- Created on 05 October 2020
- 12. The Kardashians And Their False Promises
- (Feminism)
- ... in food signaled poor morality. Others think it began much later with a “scientist” in the 1920s who came up with multiple diets—one included a “pep breakfast” drink of two raw eggs and orange juice—and ...
- Created on 14 August 2020
- 13. How These Women Cartoonists Shaped the Flapper Image in the Roaring ’20s
- (Arts)
- ... locks in favor of short, slinky dresses, crisp bobs, and bold cosmetics in the 1920s, they introduced the world to the modern woman. These middle- and upper-class young ladies, newly armed with the right ...
- Created on 10 August 2020
- 14. Week Of Women: The Go-Go's, Cable Girls, The Baby-Sitter's Cl
- (Entertainment)
- ... thanks to Netflix. Catch all episodes of the nostalgic reboot on July 3. Cable Girls This feminist drama, which follows four women working at a telephone company in 1920s Madrid, is returning for ...
- Created on 02 July 2020
- 15. Disney’s Problematic Splash Mountain Ride Will Be Replaced By A New "Princess and the Frog" Theme, Finall
- (Entertainment)
- ... pic.twitter.com/oiHsl5pxt3 — Jorge Amador (@justmydumblife) June 25, 2020 The Princess and the Frog, which came out in 2009, takes place in the 1920s and follows the story of a young Black girl named ...
- Created on 26 June 2020
- 16. Kotex New Ads To Depict Period Blood As It Really Is: Red
- (Feminism)
- ... idea that a woman’s period is “nothing to hide” is somewhat of a new one. Since the beginning of feminine hygiene ads, the 1920s, period products were branded as “discreet” or represented as blue, not ...
- Created on 18 February 2020
- 17. Vintage Seller Melissa Blue Makes Her Own Fashion Rules
- (Style)
- Melissa Blue Vintage Seller and Musician Los Angeles, CA Tell me about this outfit. I’m wearing a late-1920s jumpsuit—those are pants! I got it at Avalon Vintage in L.A. It has a really dramatic ...
- Created on 13 January 2020
- 18. How American Women Fell In Love With Halloween
- (Living)
- ... Jemima costume. Patterns for Halloween costumes were available by the 1920s. But not every mother had the skills or time to sew an outfit. Boxed ready-to-wear children’s costumes were available beginning ...
- Created on 31 October 2019
- 19. A Brief History Of Flappers, Some Of The Original Rule-Breakers
- (Style)
- ... kisses when she likes, and she is none the worse for it.” Learn more about Willebrandt, Imogene Remus, and the 1920s in “The Ghosts of Eden Park,” available for preorder now. This article originally ...
- Created on 24 July 2019
- 20. This Gender-Neutral Line Is Challenging The Swimsuit Binary
- (Style)
- ... and identities.” The design, which offers comfort and coverage, is inspired by swimsuits, leotards, and wrestling uniforms from the 1920s and ’30s, and is reversible, so you get two colors for the price ...
- Created on 06 June 2019
