Question 2 (2 points) How does the detail in bold develop the main idea?
Strict social conventions governed women's fashion in the early 1900s: women were
expected to wear elaborate hairstyles, floor length gowns, and rigid corsets that
constricted the waist. However, at the beginning of the 1920s, the evolving role of
women spurred dramatic changes in women's fashion, resulting in the iconic flapper
style. During World War I, many women had started to work outside the home while
men were at war. Then, in 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment granted women the
right to vote. As the decade progressed, more women were participating in politics,
going to college, and driving automobiles than in previous decades. In response to
these developments many young women dressed in the style of the
flapper. Flappers wore short haircuts and loose dresses that de-emphasized their
femininity: they also wore low-heeled shoes that were more comfortable for
walking and dancing. In the 1920s the flapper became the embodiment of the new
freethinking and independent woman
It highlights ways that fashion resisted the influence of social change.
It provides examples of how women's freedoms affected fashion