Women’s swimwear was neither comfortable nor practical back in the day, as Daisy Ridley can attest. To play trailblazing ocean swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle in Young Woman and the Sea (in theaters ...

In the 1920s, some women's lives changed radically due to the introduction of new rights and jobs. The 19th Amendment was ratified in August 1920, and some women voted in the November 1920 election.

Beach photos from the 1920s can feel oddly familiar at first, until you start noticing the details. The swimsuits were heavier, the sunbathers were more dressed, and the sand often looked more like a ...