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

1920s - Roaring Twenties

33. Flappers Followed on the Heels of Suffragettes

Women marching in the street. The Times.co.ul.

When suffragettes were fighting for women to gain the right to vote at the turn of the twentieth century, they were seen as forward, rebellious, and unladylike, much like flappers. They were brash and outspoken, characteristics that contrasted sharply with the traditional Victorian ideals of the era.

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