The Flapper’s of the 1920’s

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At the end of the 1920s, the stock market crashed and the world was plunged into the Great Depression. Frivolity and recklessness was forced to come to an end. However, much of the flapper's changes remained. In the 1920s, flappers broke away from the Victorian image of womanhood. They dropped the corset, chopped their hair, dropped layers of clothing to increase ease of movement, wore make-up, created the concept of dating, and became a sexual person. They created what many consider the “new” or “modern” woman. By wearing risky clothes, using social freedom, and changing views on sexual activities the Flapper created a new modern generation of women in the United States.

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