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Flappers were a subculture of young Western women prominent after the First World War and through the 1920s who wore short skirts (knee height was considered short during that period), bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for prevailing codes of decent behavior.
- The Enemy Sex
Betty Compson as "Dodo" Baxter; Percy Marmont as Garry...
- The Flapper
Directed by Alan Crosland, the film was the first in the...
- Louise Brooks
Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was...
- The Enemy Sex
Mar 6, 2018 · Flappers were young, independent American women who became a cultural force in the 1920s as they challenged barriers to economic, political and sexual freedom.
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Feb 5, 2013 · The embodiment of that 1920s free spirit was the flapper, who was viewed disdainfully by an older generation as wild, boisterous and disgraceful.
Lost Girls is an illuminating history of the iconic flapper as she evolved from a problem to a temptation, and finally, in the 1920s and beyond, to an aspiration. Unlike their mothers and ...
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May 9, 2024 · flapper, young woman known for wearing short dresses and bobbed hair and for embracing freedom from traditional societal constraints. Flappers are predominantly associated with the late 1910s and the ’20s in the United States.
The Impact of Flappers on Society Today. Even though the idea of the flapper girl died out shortly after the 1920s, these women still had a notable impact on our culture today — particularly on women’s rights and lifestyles.
Feb 4, 2020 · In the 1920s, a new style icon arrived: flappers. They had bobbed hair and penchants for smoking, drinking, and dancing. In Matthew Lazin-Ryder's documentary you'll hear how the spectre of the...
