During the last 20 years of the 19th century, cigarette smoking was
transformed from a lower-class habit to a favored form of tobacco
use for men and practically the only form available to women. The
trend continued to grow through the 1950s, when smoking was a
significant part of America's social fabric for both men and women.
This social history traces the evolution of women's smoking in the
United States from 1880 to 1950. From 1880 to 1908, women were not
allowed to smoke in public places, with strong opposition based on
moral concerns. Most smoking was done by upper class women in the
home, at private parties, or at socials. By 1908, women smokers
went public in greater numbers and challenged the prejudices
against smoking that applied to them alone. By 1919, most
restaurants allowed women to smoke, though most other public places
did not permit it. More and more women smokers went public in the
period between 1919 and 1927, with college students leading the
way. By 1928, advertisers began to target female smokers, and over
the next two decades women smokers gradually gained equality with
male smokers.
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