Oh my goodness, where do I even begin with Flappers?
Today the word conjures up a stereotypical jazz age dame: young, short-haired, uncorsetted, wildly dancing the Charleston and swilling martinis.
Joan Crawford, Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
However, in 1920 the word “flapper” meant something a little different. It gradually evolved into its current meaning over the course of the decade.
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