Flappers In The 1920's

The introduction of flappers into society helped the feminist movement and sped up women's rights progress to what it is today. They did this in many ways, whether in the workplace fighting for equal pay, at school taking advantage of new educational opportunities, rebelling at night jazz clubs drinking and smoking, or sexually in the household.

Flappers were women who rejected the idea of upholding society’s morals. They were unlike any of the women in the previous Victorian era. "Flappers were considered the first generation of progressive women. Known as the counterculture of the 1920s and 1930s, they put themselves out there in ways women had never done before."(Jaqua). Flappers were seen as young women who just wanted to have fun. They

Flappers represented many things to women: it gave them a new hope for life after the amendment was passed. For example, they represented sexual liberation, ownership of their own body, and allowed them to express their feminine self. Because of flappers, more and more women would pursue higher education and enter political life as activists, lobbyists, or lawmakers. "Women found their lives changed in more than appearance, however. Society now accepted that women could be independent and make choices for themselves in education, jobs, marital status, and careers. Women’s spheres had broadened to include public as well as home life. The “new woman” was on her way". "(Louise Benner ) As a result of the 19th amendment and the women's rights movement there were a lot of changes for women now that society had started accepting women having new freedoms many of them went back to school to pursue an education in things like nursing or teaching other women became involved in politics and or became activists they were no longer forced to be housewives or

"With this came drinking, smoking, dancing, and sexual experimentation. Flappers were counterculture — much like punk rockers were in the ’80s or the Bohemian culture of the late 1800s — and they liberated themselves from how society perceived women as a whole."( Michelle Jaqua). The assumption that all flappers had money and were rich was far from the truth, there were lots of flappers who weren’t rich for example women had female artistry jobs, or were superior office girls, or apprentice writers. The working woman was much more likely to rebel against the previous norms that were present during the Roaring Twenties "these women worked and had money they wanted to spend. They enjoyed their lifestyle, and the men in their groups encouraged the women. They changed the moral landscape with a revolution of independent sexual freedom."( Michelle Jaqua). Petting parties became very popular among flappers, these parties were places where young men and women could explore kissing, touching, and other aspects of physical contact it was the most "risky" behavior that allowed sexual experimentation. To conclude because of the introduction of flappers into society womens rights and the feminism movemnt have progressed into what it is today and they did it in many ways like in the workplace, at school,