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Flappers in the 1920s were young energetic woman grateful for their freedom after World War 1.

They are now considered the FIRST generation of independent American woman.

According to history.com “flappers pushed barriers in economic, political and sexual freedom for women”

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According to history.com no one knows where the word flapper originated. They started using it in WW1.

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“The classic image of a flapper is that of a stylish young party girl. Flappers smoked in public, drank alcohol, danced at jazz clubs and practiced a sexual freedom that shocked the Victorian morality of their parents.”

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Flappers wore shorter, “calf-revealing”, low neckline dresses

They also wore high heels as you can see in the picture below. They wore lots of eye makeup, lipstick, and rouge.  They all wore shorter hairstyles.

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There were several factors that led to these energetic worry-free independent women. During WW1 multiple women had to join the workforce. They received higher wadges then many other woman at the time.

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The Flappers danced recklessly and carefree. The had crazy dance moves such as the Charleston (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUpAcPAipDA), the Swing dance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNAOHtmy4j0 1.00), the Tango (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZi03rl0K1c) and more.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nBqX4-l3t0