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[-] _number8_@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago

one of the Good subs was called 100YearsAgo, people post HQ scans of old newspapers and photos from today in 1923. it's very fascinating seeing how language changed / didn't change, the attitudes around politics, women, prohibition, the minimum wage, etc

[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

I found this one to be particularly interesting. Based Jule Cantwell and Helen Unger was right on with "lots" - it remains quiet popular!

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I also like that they list Helen's profession as "home girl ", which has since become a slang term itself, the original use being more or less extinct 😁

[-] Ryumast3r@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Curious what that profession actually is, is it a wife/"homemaker"? Or a paid profession that I couldn't find on Google? I really tried to find that phrasing but in my defense I'm drunk and also Google sucks nowadays.

[-] evranch@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

I would guess she is simply a girl who hasn't left home yet?

Today she would probably be a student, but she isn't studying anything. Maybe she plans to become a housewife rather than train for a career, as that was a viable "career path" in those days.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I think maybe a kind of servant that work around the house as in when a fancy lady would say "You must be exhausted from all that fox trotting! I'll have the girl run you a bath" 🤷