one of the Good subs was called 100YearsAgo, people post HQ scans of old newspapers and photos from today in 1923. it’s very fascinating seeing how language changed / didn’t change, the attitudes around politics, women, prohibition, the minimum wage, etc
I also like that they list Helen’s profession as "home girl ", which has since become a slang term itself, the original use being more or less extinct 😁
Curious what that profession actually is, is it a wife/“homemaker”? Or a paid profession that I couldn’t find on Google? I really tried to find that phrasing but in my defense I’m drunk and also Google sucks nowadays.
I would guess she is simply a girl who hasn’t left home yet?
Today she would probably be a student, but she isn’t studying anything. Maybe she plans to become a housewife rather than train for a career, as that was a viable “career path” in those days.
I think maybe a kind of servant that work around the house as in when a fancy lady would say “You must be exhausted from all that fox trotting! I’ll have the girl run you a bath” 🤷
one of the Good subs was called 100YearsAgo, people post HQ scans of old newspapers and photos from today in 1923. it’s very fascinating seeing how language changed / didn’t change, the attitudes around politics, women, prohibition, the minimum wage, etc
Wow I wish they were on her
That’s what…he said? 🤷
Whoops, I ment here
I found this one to be particularly interesting. Based Jule Cantwell and Helen Unger was right on with “lots” - it remains quiet popular!
I also like that they list Helen’s profession as "home girl ", which has since become a slang term itself, the original use being more or less extinct 😁
Curious what that profession actually is, is it a wife/“homemaker”? Or a paid profession that I couldn’t find on Google? I really tried to find that phrasing but in my defense I’m drunk and also Google sucks nowadays.
I would guess she is simply a girl who hasn’t left home yet?
Today she would probably be a student, but she isn’t studying anything. Maybe she plans to become a housewife rather than train for a career, as that was a viable “career path” in those days.
I think maybe a kind of servant that work around the house as in when a fancy lady would say “You must be exhausted from all that fox trotting! I’ll have the girl run you a bath” 🤷
That’s a good idea for a lemmy community. Maybe I’ll set one up for that.
I just set up a reposter bot
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Ok actually, I just wrote a bot that reposts pictures from the subreddit to a Lemmy community, so you can still have them in your feed :-D
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