New cosmetics companies sold skin creams to eradicate wrinkles. Magazines advertised flapper hairstyles and clothing—plus extreme diets and dubious claims for the slimming effects of cigarettes ...

On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified ... women's liberation movements came a wave of modernist short hairstyles. Luxe fabrics, flapper girl silhouettes, and art-deco style dominated ...