The video calledThe flappers? had to deal with the flappers in the 1900's. Flappers are women who wanted more rights and freedom than what they were getting. Women in 1920 got the right to vote due to the nineteenth amendment. This was a big step for women even though over half of the women didn't even want or care to vote. Women during this time period started working in factories, offices, nursing, and others. Women also joined the navy and the marines to help protect the country. .
Women started to smoke in the public areas. This was very unusual because that wasn't a proper thing to do at the time period. Women would also start to show there skin, the skirts got higher, the dresses got thinner, the tops got smaller and it started off as ankles showing then it became part of the legs and then it went all the way up to the knees. Some young women didn't want to wear girdles because there boyfriends likes the feel of them with out the girdles. The rich and fancy women didn't do this kind of stuff because it was unacceptable. The women didn't only change the way the cloth was cut they also cut there hair so it wasn't long they cut it short and thinned it out.
They women weren't big drinkers to begin with but since the start of the prohibition the women thought is was a dare that they could play on each other to see who could drink the most without getting caught. Women would become usual at the speakeasies because they didn't want to do what everyone else was doing they wanted to drink and go against the laws. .
More sexual conduct was happening with the women in the movies and in public areas. In the movies there would be more kissing than they ever had. There would be more touching and hugging. The cloth would show the legs and arms and the neck which was very unusual before. In Public the women would show there affection to there mates more often. They would hug, kiss, and show off more skin than the usual women would have.
This trend led to a boom in culture and resulted in a certain type of woman referred to as a flapper. The flapper had a certain style and aura about her that defined her in such a way. ... The flapper however, wore it short, or bobbed. ... A notable flapper was Louise Brooks. ... The Flapper by Dorothy Parker The Playful flapper here we see, The fairest of the fair. ...
They called themselves, "Flappers." Flappers were very well known in the roaring 20's. ... The flappers contributed many things to our society. ... Flappers affected the world tremendously! ... One person that was in the "flapper" age is Marilyn Monroe. ...
The Flappers The flapper Era, characterized by women who reacted against their social position in the 1800's, marked a drastic change for women in America during the 1920's. ... Since the women could not voice their feelings flappers would do so through their writings. ... She made a stand for all the other flappers and said she would no longer tolerate the inconsiderate behavior of men towards women. The flappers coveted the admiration, be men, as equals. ... Flappers like Dorothy Parker caused a new rebellious social group who dramatically differed from the early submissive wo...
They were called flappers, they lived non-conformist lives that did not fit the traditional ideals of how women should act or look. "Flapper" described a young immature bird that couldn't fly who would still flap its wings attempting to take off. Flappers used bad languages, smoked cigarettes, drank alcohol, and wore revealing clothing. ...
There also arose a new kind of woman, the Flapper, who was a symbol of young women's freedom and independence. ... The Flapper had short bobbed hair, slightly longer than a man's cut, but similar to it. The Flapper used make-up and even had the nerve to apply it in public. ... The new flapper offended the older generation because she defied the acceptable femine behavior. ... The flapper was a symbol of young women's freedom and independence. ...
The Flapper movement in the roaring twenties is the first obvious movement, followed by the Chicano movement around the 1930s and 40s, closely followed by the introduction of rock & roll. ... The "Gibson Girl" look was the popular feminine style before the flappers. ... Flappers seemed to cling to youth as if it were to leave them at any moment" (Rosenberg). ...
