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Women of the 1920s : style, glamour & the avant-garde

Bleitner, Thomas, 1966- author, Lindberg, Steven, translator

Overview

\"Experience the glamor and excitement of the Jazz Age, through the lives of the women who defined it It was a time of unimagined new freedoms. From the cafâes of Paris to Hollywood's silver screen, women were exploring new modes of expression and new lifestyles. In countless aspects of life, they dared to challenge accepted notions of a \"fairer sex,\" and opened new doors for the generations to come. What's more, they did it with joy, humor, and unapologetic charm. Exploring the lives of seventeen artists, writers, designers, dancers, adventurers, and athletes, this splendidly illustrated book brings together dozens of photographs with an engaging text. In these pages, readers will meet such iconoclastic women as the lively satirist Dorothy Parker, the avant-garde muse and artist Kiki de Montparnasse, and aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, whose stories continue to offer inspiration for our time. Women of the 1920s is a daring and stylish addition to any bookshelf of women's history\" -- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Abbeville Press Publishers
• Subject: Women Biography. / Celebrities Biography. / Biography 20th century. / Nineteen twenties.
• ISBN: 9780789213471, 0789213478

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
CT3235.B5413 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE