Flappers of the 1920s

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US History: 9.04 Describe challenges to traditional practices in religion, race, and gender. During the 1920s, traditional social norms were challenged. Among the norms challenged were how women were supposed to behave. This picture shows flappers, icons of new found sexual freedom for women. This allows students to understand what flappers looked like and how their style of dress differed from women before them.

1920s Dance

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