Tag: NewWoman

• Torches of Freedom: Smoking and Female Masculinity in France’s Early Twentieth Century 

  

  The cultural symbol of the cigarette is most often associated with men. Leila Hajek recasts the cultural history of the cigarette, discussing women’s appropriation of the traditionally masculine aesthetic in early-twentieth century France.

  Retrospect Journal

  23/02/2025

  Academic

  cigarettes, French History, NewWoman, Twentieth Century, Women's History, womens-rights