Roaring 20's, distractions, movies. 1910-1920's.
-Refers to female celebrities who have sex appeal (such that it appeals to both genders)
-First "it girl" was Clara Bow, an actress in the 1920s from Brooklyn, NY.
-She came from a very poor, mentally and emotionally unstable household and got her big break in a contest by Motion Picture's Magazine called "Fame and Fortune"
-Significance was that she symbolized the age of the "roaring 20s". Americans were going to see her movies more than ever because they wanted distraction from their hardships and the hardships suffered in the year 1919.
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