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

1920s - Roaring Twenties

35. Flappers Were “Bad Girls”

A group of women drinking at a party during the 1920s. Racked/Getty Images.

As the Victorian Age was coming to a close, the vast majority of women still wore long skirts that went down to their ankles. Flappers, on the other hand, wore skirts that (gasp) showed their knees. They also cut their hair short, so they were the girls that boys wouldn’t bring home to meet their parents.

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