The Flappers were a symbol of the modern woman and changed women’s roles within society. A young woman was labeled a flapper if she wore shorter hemlines, broke traditional rules, had a bob haircut, and wore makeup. Flappers expressed a shift in the role of women because it encouraged them to go against traditional roles, by both appearance and behavior. Before this time, women were very conservative, did not have jobs, and would not pursue their interests. However, once people started to mimic the Flappers, all of this greatly changed. Women became independent by seizing new opportunities, driving cars, getting married later, and having fewer children. In addition, they began to take new jobs in journalism, aviation, and medicine. Flappers supported and exemplified the nineteenth amendment, women’s suffrage, by having the motivation to take these opportunities and being independent. Also, they went against the traditional roles by drinking even though it was in violation of the Prohibition. Overall, the Flappers represented the new, independent, and youthful woman that changed their role within society.
The Flapper girls wore shorter skirts, makeup, and danced for entertainment of others.
Women began to take new jobs such as journalism. They became more independent and pursued their own interests in the 1920s.