Flappers Research Paper
FLAPPERS
By: Justin Seamer, Fabian
Terrones , Luis Sanchez, and
Edgar Medina
WHAT IS A FLAPPER?
The term "flapper" first appeared in Great
Britain after World War I.
It was there used to describe young girls it was somewhat awkward in movement because it had not entered womanhood
Flappers were a “new breed” of women in the western 1920’s era
A TYPICAL FLAPPER
They
were known for bobbing their hair
Wearing excessive make-up, drinking, driving automobiles, smoking, and casual sexual relationships.
There behavior was outlandish.
Flappers had a large interest for dancing
BEHAVIOR ON FLAPPERS
Being a Flapper was a trend in the roaring twenties, 1920’s where some women rebelled against some of society’s strict
expectations
of females.
Public behavior was often considered inappropriate or too “out there”
They talked in a common flapper slang
THE FLAPPER LOOK
They would go to clubs, dances, and party’s
They kept there hair perfectly styled and frizz free They had pale skin because it was considered more attractive
They wore short skirts, bobbed there head, and listened to jazz
IN CONCLUSION
The word “Flapper” was referred to as a young bird trying to fly
They dressed in French fashions The Flapper era ended after The Wall Street crash and the great depression
WORKS CITED
Lowry, Helen Bullitt.
"On the Knees of Our College Girls" The New York
Times (February 2, 1922)
James, A. E. "Her Majesty the Flapper" .
London Magazine (November, 1910)
Rosenberg, Jennifer.
"Flappers in the Roaring Twenties" . About.com.
Retrieved April 4, 2010.
Long, Bruce (ed.), Taylorology
: A Continuing Exploration of the Life and Death of
William Desmond Taylor
, Arizona State University.
Lowry, Helen Bullitt.
"On the Knees of Our College Girls" The New York
Times (February 2, 1922)
VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7neA1I9K71c
By: Justin Seamer, Fabian
Terrones , Luis Sanchez, and
Edgar Medina
WHAT IS A FLAPPER?
The term "flapper" first appeared in Great
Britain after World War I.
It was there used to describe young girls it was somewhat awkward in movement because it had not entered womanhood
Flappers were a “new breed” of women in the western 1920’s era
A TYPICAL FLAPPER
They
were known for bobbing their hair
Wearing excessive make-up, drinking, driving automobiles, smoking, and casual sexual relationships.
There behavior was outlandish.
Flappers had a large interest for dancing
BEHAVIOR ON FLAPPERS
Being a Flapper was a trend in the roaring twenties, 1920’s where some women rebelled against some of society’s strict
expectations
of females.
Public behavior was often considered inappropriate or too “out there”
They talked in a common flapper slang
THE FLAPPER LOOK
They would go to clubs, dances, and party’s
They kept there hair perfectly styled and frizz free They had pale skin because it was considered more attractive
They wore short skirts, bobbed there head, and listened to jazz
IN CONCLUSION
The word “Flapper” was referred to as a young bird trying to fly
They dressed in French fashions The Flapper era ended after The Wall Street crash and the great depression
WORKS CITED
Lowry, Helen Bullitt.
"On the Knees of Our College Girls" The New York
Times (February 2, 1922)
James, A. E. "Her Majesty the Flapper" .
London Magazine (November, 1910)
Rosenberg, Jennifer.
"Flappers in the Roaring Twenties" . About.com.
Retrieved April 4, 2010.
Long, Bruce (ed.), Taylorology
: A Continuing Exploration of the Life and Death of
William Desmond Taylor
, Arizona State University.
Lowry, Helen Bullitt.
"On the Knees of Our College Girls" The New York
Times (February 2, 1922)
VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7neA1I9K71c