HIST 1095 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: War Children, Flapper, Bsc Young Boys
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2 of the most important things about the experience of the city between the 1st ww and the outbreak of the 2nd ww. There are changes rooted in the experience of the 1st ww the continuing development of the capitalist economy and the growth of the state, and not least, popular culture. By the 1920s the emergence of an image of urban women as a image of modernity. This is often seen as threatening; in terms of gender roles; in terms of traditional ideas of sexuality; in terms of the city and nation. The persistence of older images of femininity: rooted in the home; sexual and social responsibility. The conflict between mother and daughter: germaine and violette. Baptiste (1885-1933): born and raised in a rural area of france. Based at the gare de lyon: international railway hub in the area they live in. A respectable, secure, relatively well-paid job as an engine driver.
