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    Is It's Worth A Flapper?

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    Haley Schmidt Step 4 Ruth Hooper a strong believer in women’s rights wrote a quote that defines the new confidence a Flapper created. “A flapper is proud of her nerve-she is not even afraid of calling it by its right name. She is shameless‚ selfish but honest‚ but at the same time she considers these three attributes virtues. Why not? She takes a mans point of view as her mother never could‚ and when she loses she is not afraid to

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    Fitzgerald as the First American Flapper in the Jazz Age Introduction: Zelda Anthony Dickinson Sayre (1900 – 1948) is considered the first American flapper during the Jazz Age. It is an era that she and her husband ‚ Scott Fitzgerald‚ did a lot to define. She‚ as a wife of a famous American writer‚ lived her entire life under his shadow. Being the last child of her family gave her a privilege to act freely and without being blamed by her parents. She was an icon of the 1920s—dubbed by her husband "the

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    Scott Fitzgerald Fashion‚ Flappers and Social Statements in the 1920s Economy‚ the Stock Market‚ and financial trends in the 1920s Jazz and Speakeasies The Eighteenth Amendment – Prohibition and its effects in the 1920s Prohibition‚ Bootlegging‚ and Organized Crime in the 1920s Scandal: Teapot Dome & White Sox (1919 World Series) Women’s Rights/Suffrage Here are some guidelines to get started:

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    Flappers: Girls Gone Wild

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    Flappers: Girls Gone Wild Up until the early 1900s the pace of change in American lifestyles had been relatively slow with most people experiencing a similar lifestyle to what their past generations had also followed. The rate of change started to accelerate in the early 1900s as new influences had an effect that reached even the furtherest parts of the country. This had the effect of creating a new country-wide culture in the early twentieth century. The movies‚ radio shows‚ sophisticated advertising

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    The 1920s were a time of great change in the United States. World War I had just ended and everyone was joyous that it was over. New jobs were created and styles changed to fit these new times. It was during this period that the flapper came about. The flapper’s unfamiliar style shocked those of the older generation. Her hair was cut in a bob style ‚ she wore shorter‚ more revealing dresses‚ and walked around with a bold new confidence. The flapper was a symbol of the change that occurred during

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    Flapper and Boyish Bobs

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    in public. * Flappers’ strive to equality with men cause the Double Standard. * With new boyish bobs cause the invention of bobby pins later on. * New cosmetics companies and products emerged. * New hair salons as well as hair products developed. * When hemlines began to rise‚ several states made laws charging fines to women wearing skirts with hemlines more than three inches above the ankle‚ and many employers fired women who bobbed their hair. * Flappers began to star on

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    Flappers Research Paper

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    The term "Flapper" originated from Great Britain shortly after WWI to describe young girls. This term then evolved into something women around the world that expressed themselves differently then modernists were called. Many referenced a flapper to a young bird just learning how to fly. A various amount of people believed that the word "Flapper" may have came from an older word used for prostitution. Flappers were a huge impact on the world today‚ many viewed the women that lived this lifestyle

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    Flappers In The 20's

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    In this time period not all of the women were flappers. The other women were called ‘Sheiks.’ Sheik was a term used for young women of the time who slicked back her hair‚ wore fashionable camel-hair jackets loos‚ flannel pants and long raccoon coats (Chris Routledge‚ Sara Pendergast‚ and Edward Moran: 2012). Even though there were two types of women in the 20’s‚ flappers were the most popular. Some may believe that the reason the clothing style was so highly liked‚ even until this day‚ is because

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    The flapper represented the “modern woman” in American youth culture in the 1920s‚ and was epitomized as an icon of rebellion and modernity. Precocious‚ young‚ stubborn‚ beautiful‚ sexual‚ and independent‚ the flappers’ image and ideology revolutionized girlhood. The term “flapper” originated in England to describe a girl who “flapped” and had not yet reached maturity. The term “flapper” is a slang word. It references a young bird flapping its wings and learning how to fly. Middle-class‚

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    Roaring 1920s

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    "Roaring" 1920’s The 1920’s was a "roaring" time. It was the time of the culture‚ sports‚ music‚ and several more. Everything was beginning to be put in its place‚ and peace was comming together. The "roaring 1920’s" was one of the best times to be alive. Music was a huge part of the 1920’s‚ especially jazz. Jazz was the reason that the "flappers" were introduced. Flappers is a term used to describe young girls‚ still somewhat in the awkward movement who not yet entered womanhood. Flappers were used

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