night shiftat the factory
days posing
on bomb sites
we've had
two wars
since
Edward VII
will there never
be peace?
we Teddy Girls could win a war
against Teddy Boys but there are
fewer of us than them
what then?
swagger,
braggart,
let them
fight
over us
let them
make
all the fuss
cap-pistols
a mock duel
which we,
not they,
inevitably
win
Photographs by Ken Russell in a series he titled, The Last of the Teddy Girls.
7 comments:
Yes, these girls were so important to the employment force during the war. Funny how women became relegated again to the shadows after the war. Great photos.
Neat. I can almost here it in a british dialect ...
They can make all the fuss they like but we win at the end ~ Good one Kay ~ Happy weekend ~
I vaguely remember hearing the term, Teddy Girls, but I had no idea what it really meant. Their attire is fascinating.
What a great capture of Teddy Girls...Love how you ended it with the girls winning. :) Thanks for taking part in the challenge!
LOVE the notion of Teddy Girls. Knew all about Teddy Boys from the early days of the Beatles. I imagine these women were lesbians, free to cross-dress and have the attitude. Eventually, they were forced out of the limelight, into hiding... Amy
Your reading of the last picture is spot on.
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