THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Flappers continued the traditions of wearing long dresses, attended church regularly, and stayed loyal to one man.
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Flappers were leaders in academic fields and became scientists, lawyers, and civic leaders.
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Flappers wore bobbed haircuts, knee-length skirts, smoked and drank, and challenged societal norms.
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Flappers advocated for Prohibition, rejected the consumption of alcohol, and focused on ending immoral behavior
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Detailed explanation-1: -Flappers were seen as brash for wearing excessive makeup, drinking, treating sex in a casual manner, smoking, driving automobiles, and otherwise flouting social and sexual norms. They challenged the previously accepted mores of society in every regard.
Detailed explanation-2: -A typical flapper chose dresses that were of a straight style, sleeveless, and often low-cut as well as short-about knee-length, which was rather scandalous at the time. She wore stockings, often rolled to below the knee; had a bobbed, or chin-length, hairstyle; and used cosmetics on her face in a bold manner.
Detailed explanation-3: -Flappers of the 1920s were young women known for their energetic freedom, embracing a lifestyle viewed by many at the time as outrageous, immoral or downright dangerous. Now considered the first generation of independent American women, flappers pushed barriers in economic, political and sexual freedom for women.
Detailed explanation-4: -Flappers were a subculture of young Western women in 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 what was then considered acceptable behavior.