FLAPPERS

What are some characteristics of a flapper?

• Wore short dresses
• Bobbed their hair
• Listened to jazz
• Excessive makeup

Flappers' behavior was considered outlandish at the time and redefined women's roles. In the English media they were stereotyped as pleasure-loving, reckless and prone to defy convention by initiating sexual relationships.

How were they different from other women?

Flappers treated sex in a casual manner, excessively drank, smoke, and drove automobiles.

Flapper Girls - 1920's - YouTube

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NdPlUjbiDoI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapper