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| Amy about to board Jason in 1930 |
Another post by Trish Allen on Amy
Johnson and the context for women, work and learning in the late
1920s:
The more that I read about Amy, the
more complex she becomes! However, let’s start by putting Amy into
her historical context. The experiences during World War 1 had
particularly influenced women. During the war many women had been
employed in factories giving them a wage and a degree of
independence. Women felt more confident, hair and dresses were
shorter and women started to smoke, drink and even drive cars! The
“flapper” arrived!
