USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Several period sources claim the word ‘flapper’ originated from the American fashion among teenage girls for wearing unbuckled galoshes – because their galoshes flapped about in a carefree manner as they walked.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Colleen Moore, Clara Bow and Louise Brooks were the 3 most famous flappers in Hollywood in 1920’s. They inspired the change for generations of young women to come, of how women were perceived and how they could act.

Detailed explanation-4: -Flappers were young, fast-moving, fast-talking, reckless and unfazed by previous social conventions or taboos. They smoked cigarettes, drank alcohol, rode in and drove cars and kissed and “petted” with different men. Women move to cities and into the workforce, but stayed in traditional ‘women’s roles.