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These Fabulous Facts About Flappers Prove they Made the 20s Roar

1920s - Roaring Twenties

22. They Ran With the Guys

A picture captured after the end of WWI. CNN.

Flappers, with their short hair, had a more androgynous appearance. To make matters worse, sports like basketball and hiking began to open up to women in the 1920s, so they were quite often keen to prove themselves as “one of the boys.” While movies like Singin’ in the Rain portray flappers as the essence of femininity, they were far from it.

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