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[[File:244235-149flapper11_7560.jpg|link=The Flapper|frame|Two flappers dancing ''on the ledge of a roof. In heels.'']] |
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The quintessential [[The Roaring Twenties|Twenties]] (American, Western European or sophisticated) woman. A young lady ever more spirited than the [[Spirited Young Lady]], thanks to feminine liberty. She danced [[Dance Sensation|the Shimmy and the Charleston]], wore make-up for the first time since the 18th century, drank with the boys, and enjoyed various other delights [[The Roaring Twenties]] had to offer. [[Bob Haircut|Short hair]], [[She's Got Legs|short]] [[Dangerously |
The quintessential [[The Roaring Twenties|Twenties]] (American, Western European or sophisticated) woman. A young lady ever more spirited than the [[Spirited Young Lady]], thanks to feminine liberty. She danced [[Dance Sensation|the Shimmy and the Charleston]], wore make-up for the first time since the 18th century, drank with the boys, and enjoyed various other delights [[The Roaring Twenties]] had to offer. [[Bob Haircut|Short hair]], [[She's Got Legs|short]] [[Dangerously-Short Skirt|skirts]], [[Pimped-Out Dress|short, loose & low-waisted evening gowns]], [[Zettai Ryouiki|high rolled stockings]], [[Pettanko|boyish figures]], and [[Nice Hat|swanky cloche hats]] were a must. |
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Their sexual liberty was a result of women's growing hatred of the classic [[Double Standard]]; that promiscuous men were "studs," while promiscuous women were "whores." In their eyes, men and women were equal, so they could be just as sexually free. Another factor was the then popular view of women as house wives and mothers who should be subordinate to their men and preferably not leave the house. |
Their sexual liberty was a result of women's growing hatred of the classic [[Double Standard]]; that promiscuous men were "studs," while promiscuous women were "whores." In their eyes, men and women were equal, so they could be just as sexually free. Another factor was the then popular view of women as house wives and mothers who should be subordinate to their men and preferably not leave the house. |
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