Flappers in the 1920’s

By: Jessie Capanelli & Vicky Nase

Flappers are…

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The Origin of Flappers

The flappers came to be at the beginning of the women’s revolution

How the Flappers Started

The women started becoming a lot more independent after World War I, because the men were at war and the women became more involved with what was going on.

Hair

The flappers hair were cut short into bobs, which was unlike most of the other women.

Makeup

The flappers wore a

lot of heavy makeup which

was also different from the

other women of that time

Clothing

They wore shorter skirts

and lower cut tops

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Style

They were said to have amore boyish look.

Behavior

Many of them drank alcohol

Some even tried illegal drugs

The women were no longer considered to be conservative type women

Before/After

Peoples Reactions

People thought that they looked and acted inappropriately

MLA

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