October 7, 2016
Roaring Twenties
The Flapper
Hello I’m Aurora Torres and I’m a History Major here at St. Mary’s University and a full time Employee here with the University. History is my passion I love going to Vintage shops, museums and exploring anything that can take me to the past.
Author Portfolio PageCarolina Wieman
This article taught me a lot! I never realized that flappers were not just dancers but a reference to fashionable women. I also liked how the writer wrote this in favor is women expressing themselves and having the freedom to choose what style makes them most comfortable. They did a great job working through the ages of flapper eras I felt like I was traveling through the article. I also liked the wording which felt groovy and made the ending less sad but as an era to remember.
17/02/2023
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Abbey Stiffler
Reading about the social influence and historical setting of the flappers is fascinating. It is incredible how the 1920s were a time when women could alter how society perceived them and began to express themselves through fashion, literature, and several other areas that helped them feel more liberated, shattering the conventional mold of how women should behave. Flapper girls contributed to making fashion more approachable for young ladies worldwide.
17/02/2023
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D’vaughn Duran
A great informational article that engrossed the reader! Flappers and the period go in hand because that was their fashion. This was fun to read about fashion and the history of “flappers.” Also, interesting how women tried being property till Gibon Girls broke the tradition of men controlling women’s lives. With that, men come back from war and women change their personalities, roles, and values.
18/02/2023
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Madison Magaro
This was a great article that described the culture of flappers. The 1920s was a time when women were starting to express themselves more through fashion and many other ways. The main idea of a flapper was for a women to be able to express herself and to enjoy the life of the party and live through fashion.
19/02/2023
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Laurel Cox
It’s fascinating to see what war can do to not only the economy, but also to a society. Before World War I many women were relegated to the house and other domestic jobs without possibility for anything else, but one single slight from a war, and suddenly women can have jobs and show free spirit like never before. Also, I think interesting to know how people felt during the rise of the “flapper” because it is such a fascinating group, with a unique style which was considered “not proper” for the time.
19/02/2023
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Isabel Soto
I found this article very interesting because it shows what fashion was like in the 20s. Flappers help change fashion to be more accessible to young women everywhere. I didn’t know that back in the day some women where called that.this article taught me a lot about this time era. It was an era to remember throughout those times.
19/02/2023
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Clarissa Liscano
It was great to learn more about 1920s fashion as I didn’t really know much about it. The attention to detail was one of the things I liked most about this article. The author goes into great detail regarding the outfits, accessories, and makeup. This, in my opinion, improved the article’s flow and made it more appealing. Well written article.
19/02/2023
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Maggie Trujillo
Congratulations on earning Best Article in the Category of Culture!! This was an interesting article to read about flappers. I did not know Coco Chanel started the flapper fashion movement! Up until I read this article, I thought Coco Chanel was only known for perfume. I enjoyed reading this article and learning about how these young women (flappers) broke free of traditional roles at the time and experienced their “freedom” from social norms – even if it was just a few years until the Great Depression hit. It was definitely a time of growth and liberation for women in general.
26/02/2023
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Lyle Ballesteros
I really liked this article! I enjoyed the detail you went in about the flappers and what fashion was that these young women would wear, and how the original creator made it intentionally with the concept of letting women of all riches and class to be able to adopt the style and move with the trends. Flappers were very revoltuionary in that they were the start of women in America becoming more indepenedent into now today, even if it stalled during the Great Depression which stalled many people and communties from moving forward.
26/02/2023
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Tabitha Babcock
I had no idea just how synonymous flappers and the idea of liberation were. Before, when I heard “flapper,” I thought “fashion.” Now, the word that most predominately comes to mind is “feminist.” Thank you for bringing that to light.
12/01/2023
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