Life, 1926-04-22 · page 35 of 40
Life — April 22, 1926 — page 35: what you’re looking at
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This poem contrasts "Grandma's" era with modern times (1920s). It mocks contemporary young women by listing what grandmothers *didn't* do—didn't paint faces, smoke, wear short dresses, go on unchaperoned car rides, stay out late, roll stockings, or dance the Charleston. The implication: modern women do all these things. The satire targets the "New Woman" of the 1920s—the flapper—whose behavior scandalized older generations. The poem's final question, "Why does she do them now?"—paired with a Dunhill cigarettes ad—suggests social decline. The opposite page contains an advertisement for Krementz evening jewelry and articles about train games and modernized sayings, typical Life magazine content mixing editorial with advertising.
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