Anti-Flirt Club
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Anti-Flirt Club
The Anti-Flirt Club was an American club active in Washington, D.C., during the early 1920s.[1] The purpose of the club was to protect young women and girls who received unwelcome attention from men in automobiles and on street corners.[2][3] The Anti-Flirt Club launched an "Anti-Flirt" week, which began on March 4, 1923.[4]
The club had a series of rules, which were intended as sound and serious advice. These were:[5]
- Don't flirt: those who flirt in haste oft repent in leisure.
- Don't accept rides from flirting motorists—they don't invite you in to save you a walk.
- Don't use your eyes for ogling—they were made for worthier purposes.
- Don't go out with men you don't know—they may be married, and you may be in for a hair-pulling match.
- Don't wink—a flutter of one eye may cause a tear in the other.
- Don't smile at flirtatious strangers—save them for people you know.
- Don't annex all the men you can get—by flirting with many, you may lose out on the one.
- Don't fall for the slick, dandified cake eater—the unpolished gold of a real man is worth more than the gloss of a lounge lizard.
- Don't let elderly men with an eye to a flirtation pat you on the shoulder and take a fatherly interest in you. Those are usually the kind who want to forget they are fathers.
- Don't ignore the man you are sure of while you flirt with another. When you return to the first one you may find him gone.
References
- ^ Scholz, Sally J. (2000). "Catcalls and Military Strategy". In Presler, Judith; Scholz, Sally J.. Peacemaking: Lessons from the Past, Visions for the Future. Rodopi. ISBN 90-420-1562-4. http://books.google.com/?id=QSZdx2xJoBwC&pg=PA255&pg=PA255.
- ^ Ghai, Gail (1985). "Driving home". JSTOR: the Women's Review of BooksVol. 2, No. 12 (Sep., 1985), p. 16 (Old City Publishing, Inc.) 2 (12): 16. JSTOR 4019732.
- ^ Kramarae, Cheris; Treichler, Paula A.; Russo, Ann (1992). Amazons, Bluestockings and Crones: A Feminist Dictionary. Pandora. ISBN 0-04-440863-3.
- ^ "Washington girls have organized to protect selves from unwelcome advances". Lowell Sun. March 6, 1923. http://www.newspaperarchive.com/LandingPage.aspx?type=glpnews&search=washington%20girls%20have%20organized%20to%20protect%20selves%20from%20unwelcome%20advances%20here%20are%20some%20charter%20members%20of%20the%20club%20alice%20reighly%20president%20day%20instead&img=\\na0041\6803820\56392625_clean.html.
- ^ "10 GIRLS START WAR'S ON AUTO INVITATION". Washington Post. March 28, 1923. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/193251682.html?dids=193251682:193251682&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Feb+28%2C+1923&pub=The+Washington+Post&startpage=2.
External links
- Shorpy, History in HD retrieved 25 October 2008
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