The slide in morality among the decade’s youth can be blamed on two things: movies and the automobile. The 1920s are also notorious for their ‘anything goes’ mentality. How was romance/courtship different from what it looks like today?Īctually, it was during this period that romance and courtship began to take on the look and feel of our modern era as the concept of dating became established. As a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority, it was fun to be able to share that tradition with my readers. Pinning is long-time tradition in the Greek System in which the fraternity boy offers his fraternity pin to his sweetheart.
One of the plot points involves the heroine, Ellis, trying to avoid being “pinned” by the fraternity boy hero, Griffin. As a writer of historicals, it was a treat to place a book in an era when women were attending college. Part of the story takes place on a college campus.
What about the relationship in your book was typical of the time period and what was not typical? The term “blind date” first appeared in 1921. These were the years in which the dance marathon was born. The Roaring Twenties was known for its fads. What was an interesting dating tradition of this time? They both see (and love) each other for the people they are, not the people others want them to be. It’s a romance between two people in the upper strata of Boston society who are burdened by the expectations of their family and friends¬. What did you personally find interesting about your main characters’ relationship? Title and Setting: Love Comes Calling, 1920s Boston Her main character, Ellis, encounters all the commotion and chaos of the Prohibition era. Siri Mitchell‘s upcoming release, Love Comes Calling, also takes place in the 1920s…but in the bustling city of Boston instead of a remote mining town. In a way, they were joining the society around them, where the lower classes had already been making such decisions on their own.Ĭhat with Janette on a March 4th Facebook Party! For many it was a totally new world that frightened parents and excited youth. They were being much more exposed to the world and all of its possibilities and pitfalls. Many were furthering their education and thus choosing their future career. In the time period for our story, more young women were seeking a new independence. Proper young men were welcomed as suitors, others quietly rejected. In the past, the parents of the upper class were very involved in the process of match-making. yet.Īt the time, there was a measure of transition happening. Especially for a young girl who was not looking for a life partner. Coming from a very wealthy, conservative home and daring to venture out on her own seemed scary enough-but forming new worldviews, new perimeters, new social standards, and new relationships was totally mind-boggling. The story of Beth Thatcher took place during the Roaring Twenties-a time when the world was quickly changing in so many ways, after the First World War. What was the attitude of the time period toward romance and courtship? Title and Setting: Where Courage Calls, 1920s Canada Three of our authors responded with thoughts on the historical events of their books’ settings, and how the traditions of romance have changed from back then to where they are now.įirst, Janette Oke shares more about the shift in attitude that came in the 1920s, and how that change impacted the heroine of her new release. The 1900s brought some dramatic changes: from fashion to world events to courtship. (Congratulations to our winner from last week’s post, Brentlee Shoemaker! Brentlee, please email your mailing address to me, Amy, at so I can send you a copy of Against the Tide.)
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