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

Trista January 18, 2019 15 min

31. They Embodied the Prohibition Era

A woman at a speakeasy with a flask hidden under her skirt. History.

Prohibition, which lasted from 1920 until 1933, made the sale and consumption of alcohol illegal. Speakeasies and gangs flourished, as people weren’t keen on giving up their alcohol but didn’t plan on going to jail. Flappers frequented speakeasies and dared each other to get drunk, entirely in keeping with their disdain of any societal norms and taboos.

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31. They Embodied the Prohibition Era

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