Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style,
Celebrity,
and the Women who Made
Joshua Zeitz
ORIGINS
What were the
origins of flappers – top down? Bottom
up?
What influence
did World War I have on the emergence of the flapper?
Did “flappers”
pre-date the 1920s?
Why did some
women want to be flappers?
How many women
considered themselves flappers?
How was the
emergence of flappers related to trends within the African American community?
ESSENCE OF
FLAPPERS
Is being a
flapper a function of age or attitude?
Does being a flapper
transcend race, class, and sexual orientation?
Are flappers
feminists? (According to what definition
of “feminist”?)
Is “flapper” more
than just a look?
What made
flappers “modern”?
Did the
emergence of the flapper constitute a “sexual revolution”?
Were there
rural flappers? If so, what impact did
they have on rural communities?
Were flappers
always single? Could they be married or mothers?
Who did
flappers date? Were there male flappers? What did men think of flappers?
Were flappers
well educated?
Was there a
relationship between flappers, debt, consumerism, and the Great Depression?
IMPACT ON
SOCIETY
How did
flappers affect the women’s movement?
Did
suffragettes or flappers contribute more to women’s liberation?
How did
flappers affect younger teens?
What was the
relationship between flappers and prohibition?
How did
advertisers use the flappers?
What did the
guys during the 1920s think of all of this?
What did
flappers’ families think of them? How did the broader community react to
flappers – particularly in rural areas?
Is there a male
equivalent to the flappers?
DEMISE
Where have all
the flappers gone? Did the Depression
kill the flappers?