flappers 1920's by Alyssa Hornburg

who is a flapper

alyssa_hornburg27 — 2025-03-14 12:40:43 UTC

Flappers were the young women of the 1920s, they were known for their energetic freedom, they are considered the first generation of American women who pushed boundaries of the woman in that time

alyssa_hornburg27 — 2025-03-17 12:20:51 UTC

Colleen Moore, “The Perfect Flapper”

alyssa_hornburg27 — 2025-03-17 12:43:11 UTC

Colleen Moore was a young woman from the 1920's she was a flaming youth a name that was given to the youth who shaped the rowing 20s. She had started flapping in 1923 when she appeared as Patricia Fentriss in Flaming Youth. this role made her the perfect flapper and by 1927 she was a top box office draw in America earning $12,500 per week.

political cartoon

alyssa_hornburg27 — 2025-03-18 12:17:44 UTC

this political cartoon shows the difference between the 1820s and the 1920s on how the woman would dress and how they would act

alyssa_hornburg27 — 2025-03-19 12:14:39 UTC

flapper dress

alyssa_hornburg27 — 2025-03-19 12:18:39 UTC

these were the dresses that the flappers would ware

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alyssa_hornburg27 — 2025-03-19 12:28:56 UTC

Clara Bow

alyssa_hornburg27 — 2025-03-19 12:34:57 UTC

Clara Bow, known as "the It Girl" and "the ultimate flapper," was a prominent American actress who rose to fame during the silent film era of the 1920s. She embodied the rebellious, modern flapper image. she was known as "flapper the ultimate”

Mary Louise Brooks

alyssa_hornburg27 — 2025-03-19 12:44:40 UTC

Mary Louise Brooks, an infamous name in Flappery, was a prominent figure throughout the American Jazz Age, and a Hollywood actress and dancer. She was notorious for her pale features and bobbed brunette hair, and acted indifferently through her bold sincerity and public sense of humor, which quickly rose her as an icon amongst the flappers in 1920. She started her career off as a dancer in the Denishawn Dancers troupe, at only 15 years old. After a dispute among the members, she left the group and joined as a chorus girl in George White's Scandals. In these performances, she came to the attention of Walter Wanger, a producer at Paramount Pictures, who signed her with a 5-year contract with the studio.