Flappers: Scandalous or Respectable?

In the 1920s, women began to change. They cut their hair short, wore dark makeup, and wore their skirts shorter. They went to parties, smoke, drank; all things women would never be caught doing. They had fun for a change, but this was seen as disrespectful, and these disrespectful women were known as flappers.

The young women of the 1920s broke out of society's expectations when they decided not to sit around and be conservative. They decided to enjoy their lives. The flappers went out and partied at night, dancing and having fun. They danced a very popular dance, called the Charleston.


This is an example of the popular dance, the Charleston.

The Flappers' image consisted of drastic - to some, shocking - changes in women's clothing and hair. Nearly every article of clothing was trimmed down and lightened in order to make movement easier.

Although women in this day and age went against what was considered conventional, they did what they wanted and showed that women have power. They were respectable because they taught others not to let others tell you what to do or put you down, showing that their actions were not scandalous.