Welcome to the home of Project Summer 1920!
I am starting this project in the depths of winter, in the early days of 2020, with the hope that this project blossoms into a fun way for me to learn about the past and conduct a study of living history into what life was like in the summer 100 years ago. Some of the topics I hope to learn more about are costuming, music and dance, women’s suffrage, and average home life and summer activities of 1920.
I will be exploring these topics through material culture studies, including making a simple summer wardrobe for a working class woman in New England, from undergarments to outerwear. I will be learning about current events from the summer of 1920 specifically in Massachusetts as well as in the greater world.
The garments I will be creating will be standard for a working-class woman in 1920. At present I have limited knowledge of this year so I will be diving into archives, catalogs, and the void of Pinterest to learn the specific styles of post-WWI.
Wish me well and follow along for lots of fun and some learning along the way!
Project Summer 1920 