Flappers In The 1920s Essay

“She refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn't boring” (quote by Zelda Fitzgerald author of The Great Gatsby).A flapper lived life as if she was going to die the next day. She believed that each day is a new adventure, a new way to fullest. Ever since the beginning of history, women have been oppressed. Women were always told that their only job was to marry, have children, and take care of the house.The jazz age was a time the law A woman era also told to keep every inch of their bodies covered. But luckily in 1920 women go the right to vote after years of protesting. This opened up a new door for women everywhere which led to the birth of the flapper.The time era of the flappers was during the jazz age. Having the Jazz age was the perfect way to heal the traumatization of World War 1. of modernization. In 1918 when World War 1 ended, america wanted change, thats where the jazz age came into play. Along with all this change the 18th amendment was passed, Prohibition. Prohibition prohibits the owning, making, …show more content…
Some of the most significant changes to women's clothing in the 1920’s were loose short dresses, short hair, make up. This “skimpy” attire freaked out a lot of people due to the fact people weren't used to see a woman's arms and legs. But soon it became the normal even if some people still did not approve of it. Short loose dresses were more practical for doing different activities such as dancing.The dresses usually went up to their knees. To give there outfit a masculine look, the flapper would ditch their corsets. According to About Education (July 28,2016)“ They would park their corsets when they went dancing.” A corset usually shape a woman's body, to show curves. Since flappers did not want to wear corsets, some flappers would wrap their chest up to make it look flat. This was called by About Educations(July 28,2016)“The Little Boy”. This was a common thing among