1. They Showed the Necessity of Change
In the 1920s, the struggle was between Victorian values and post-war prosperity and feminism. Today, it is between baby boomers and millennials. Flappers showed that traditional values may have their place, but society is always in flux and people need to be willing to adapt.
Where Did We Get This Stuff? Here Are Our Sources:
History 101 – Flappers: Today’s Heroes, Yesterday’s Villains
Wise Geek – What Was the Flapper Era?
The Guardian – The 1920s: ‘Young Women Took the Struggle for Freedom into Their Personal Lives’
History – How Flappers of the Roaring Twenties Redefined Womanhood
National Public Radio – When ‘Petting Parties’ Scandalized the Nation
Mental Floss – The Rise of the Flapper
Collectors Weekly – ‘The Great Gatsby’ Still Gets Flappers Wrong
Smithsonian Magazine – The History of the Flapper, Part 5: Who Was Behind the Fashions?
Bellatory – Women’s Fashions of the 1920s: Flappers and the Jazz Age
Prep Scholar – What Is a Flapper? The Glamorous History of Women in the 1920s