History of hippies and the counter culture movement The origin of the word “hippie” derives from “hipster” which was first coined by Harry Gibson in 1940 in a song titled “Harry the Hipster” (as Harry referred to himself). Hipsters were beatniks who had moved into New York City’s Greenwich Village. Beatniks were followers of the Beat Generation literary movement who through their writings‚ promoted anti-conformist attitudes and ideals. The first clearly used instance of the term “hippie” occurred
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In the 1920s‚ a new woman was born. She smoked‚ drank‚ danced‚ and voted. She cut her hair‚ wore make-up‚ and went to parties. She was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper. Where before the start of World War I‚ the Gibson Girl was the rage. Inspired by Charles Dana Gibson’s drawings‚ the Gibson Girl wore her long hair loosely on top of her head and wore a long straight skirt and a shirt with a high collar. She was feminine but also broke through several gender barriers for her attire allowed
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literally means to know‚ so someone who’s "hip" is wise. Hippies never adopted this term for themselves. They preferred to be called the "beautiful people". However the media played up "hippy" as the catch-all phrase to describe the masses of young people growing their hair long‚ listening to rock music‚ doing drugs‚ practising free love‚ going to various gatherings and concerts‚ demonstrating and rejecting the popular culture of the early 60’s. Hippies were the adults of the baby boom post-World War II
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Positive influence of Hippies on Canadian society in the 1960s. Natasha Kelbas‚ Ms. Van Hatten December 17th 2009 CHC2D1-05 Hippies are the real activists of freedom who love each other in a positive way. The word hippies generally invoke sterotypes that involves drugs‚ sex and bare feet. Though it is true that many hippies did practice these sterotypes‚ they were people who fought for rights and freedom without violence. They gave up the traditional morals and values to promote new values
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one really knows how or when the term flapper came to America‚ the term is said to have come from prewar England. With the onset of World War I‚ the sexual behavior of young women in England spiraled out of control as more and more women began to flock to army camps. There‚ they basically became like wartime prostitutes since they became addicted to engaging in sexual intercourse with soldiers‚ which became known as “khaki fever.” Eventually‚ the flapper was deemed to be a social problem‚ and
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peak of a women’s revolt for independence and ability to represent themselves individually while taking control of their own lives. The traditions of victorian gibson girls were worthless as the newborn flappers took control with their rebellious fashion sense and thoughts of equality. “Flappers drank‚ smoked‚ drove cars‚ cut their hair short while fraternizing with men and took full advantage of the advances in cosmetics technology at the time.” The roaring twenties fashion icons such as Joan Crawford
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Women Conform to Flapper Culture In today’s society‚ women wear makeup and more revealing clothing‚ smoke‚ drink‚ divorce their husbands‚ and show complete independence. Obviously culture was not always like this; rather‚ it has developed over time due to series of events leading up to evolution. After World War I‚ with men gone for the war‚ the country and women themselves had truly seen what they were able to accomplish‚ and men no longer controlled every decision. No longer did women want to
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From Hitler to Hippies: The Volkswagen Bus in America by David Dyer Burnett‚ B.A. Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts The University of Texas at Austin May 2002 i From Hitler to Hippies: The Volkswagen Bus in America APPROVED BY SUPERVISING COMMITTEE: ____________________ Janet Davis ____________________ Jeffrey Meikle ii TABLE
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were the hippies of the 1960s a conformist or non conformist movement? Well‚ the term “Hippies” refer to a subgroup of the 1960s counterculture lifestyle that began in the United States. The hippy subgroup was composed of mostly white teenagers and young adults between the ages of 15 and 25. They shared a hatred and distrust towards traditional middle-class values and authority. Hippies were against "political and social orthodoxy"‚ favoring "peace‚ love‚ and personal freedom." The hippies of the 1960s
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The flapper era was the time of the worship of youth (pandorasbox/flapper). Flappers were women of the Jazz Age. They had measurements of pre-adolescent boys‚ with no waistline‚ no bust‚ and no butt. Flappers had short hair worn no longer than chin length‚ called bobs. Their hair was often dyed and waved into flat‚ head-hugging curls and accessorized with wide‚ soft headbands. It was a new and most original style for women. A lot of make-up was worn by flappers that they even put on in public which
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