Sarah Weinman

Out of the ashes of the Great War came the freewheeling cultural renaissance that was the Jazz Age, but the decade-long party of flapper dresses and bootlegging came to a crashing halt with the Crash of '29 - triggering the Great Depression and the New Deal that would help America get back on its feet, just in time for another, greater war.

American Journalist

Berenice Bejo

I connected very much with all the work of Joan Crawford because she started as a flapper. She used to dance and sing and she was very cute. She had something that was so different from what she is at the end of her life and she started in the silent movies and then went into the talkies.

Argentinian Actress

Lucy Worsley

I've most liked dressing up as a flapper. I've been flappered twice. But I care not only about the clothes they wore but what they stood for. It's early-liberated, earning money, having the vote, their potential husband probably died in the war, that kind of independence.

Grace Potter

What I'm wearing changes everything about how the show goes. If I'm wearing blue jeans and flannel, it's going to be a country show, and I'm going to get my twang on. But if I'm wearing a flapper dress, fringe or sequins, I'm rocking out, Tina Turner style.

American Musician

As I am straight up and down, I make a good flapper. One of the highlights of my life was dancing the Charleston with Len Goodman in a nightclub in a cream, Twenties-style dress; it was the nearest I'll ever get to appearing on 'Strictly'.

Lily James

The world of the flapper - live free, wild and young - that energy is intoxicating. It's nice to inject that into the more controlled 'Downton' way of living.

English Actress

Colleen Moore

The flapper has charm, good looks, good clothes, intellect and a healthy point of view.

American Actress

A flapper is just a little girl trying to grow up - in the process of growing up.

The term evokes the rebellious spirit and new freedoms of young women in the 1920s.

Jazz Age Icon

Understand that flapper refers to a specific time and is not used for modern women.

Historical Context

The flapper image symbolizes broader cultural shifts towards modernity and women’s liberation.

Cultural Shifts

'Flapper' often refers to a part that regulates flow in a mechanical system.

Machinery Component

Knowing this definition is helpful for discussing problems with plumbing or heating systems.

Home Maintenance

This technical term is used in specific contexts, such as plumbing, not in everyday conversation.

Technical Jargon

Refers to birds that are notable for their way of flapping wings, often observed by bird-watchers.

Bird Descriptor

Useful for those interested in zoology or describing the behavior of certain waterfowl.

Nature Terminology

A flapper can also be something that makes noise, especially when it strikes against another object.

Sound Maker

Used to describe the part of a bell or alarm that hits against the side and causes a ringing sound.

Ringing Reference

 when women first started regularly shaving their armpits and their legs. That's when flapper dresses came into style, and women's limbs were suddenly visible, open to public scrutiny. There's a way that I think that this too is a sign.

What young women believe...

 is anxious to see if he came here to mate he'll need to get a close look at its reproductive organ its class / ok this is important here let's see if this thing has sperm in it okay the flapper is hard mature male look in the groove

Tagging the Great White...

 In a Moment of Vision It's the 1920s. Flapper fashion prevails. Woman conceal their figures in straight-sided gowns