THE AMERICAN WOMAN IN THE 20th CENTURY 1964 WOMENS HISTORY DOCUMENTARY PART 1 XD49794

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films Visit Part 2: Produced by David L. Wolper, this TV special The American Woman in the 20th Century dates to 1964. This groundbreaking documentary explores changes in American women s economic, political, and social statuses. (Note: experiences covered are almost exclusively white. ) Opening: Etiquette expert Emily Post discusses girlhood, rouge, wickedness (0:090:43). Kissing in car, free love dancing, the twist at a formal. Closeups: women in hairnets, women playing acoustic guitar, on red carpet, sipping cocktails, shopping for luxuries, styling short hair. Footage of hospital delivery (1:412:45). Baby and mother lying together. Queen Victorias funeral (2:56). Early 1900s city: hats, furs, horsedrawn carriages. Picnic on a boat (3:38). Women play tennis in dresses, splash in waves, cycle, sled, stroll (3:434:10). Gibson Girls illustrations (beauty standards) (4:10).