“ THE AMERICAN WOMAN IN THE 20th CENTURY “ 1964 WOMEN’S 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“ (0:09-0:43). 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 (1:41-2:45). Baby and mother lying together. Queen Victoria’s funeral (2:56). Early 1900s city: hats, furs, horse-drawn carriages. Picnic on a boat (3:38). Women play tennis in dresses, splash in waves, cycle, sled, stroll (3:43–4:10). “Gibson Girls“ illustrations (beauty standards) (4:10).