2. O b je c t iv e
•Thepointof thisPowerPoint
istoeducateviewersabout
whothesefascinating
womenwere, howthey
dressed, acted, andabout
theirmodernideasand
behavior.
3.
4. • In the nineteen
twenties, a “new
breed” of women
was born
• Flappers were
women who smoked,
drank, voted, danced,
and flaunted their
disdain for
conventional
behavior.
7. Embracing all things
modern, a Flapper’s
wardrobe was a
startling change of
that from prior
generations
1910 Dress
1920 dress (note the
dropped waistline
and shorter skirt
length)
17. The flapper insisted on partnership in her
marriage, if she even chose to marry.
18. Though the bold ideas of these
assertive young women are
commonly accepted today, they
did not reflect the opinion of
most people in their time.
They were more of a symbol of
women’s independence.