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the Quest for a stiff drink gives birth
to the speak easier password protected
entertainment with a shot of
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freedom for women who just won the right
to vote in 1920 these underground bars
inspire a new uninhibited
lifestyle one that will shock the more
conservative sectors of
society as the writer arthy Parker puts
it she's not what grandma used to
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be the flapper a hit movie gives a name
to this Brash new generation of women
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Flappers cast aside much of what Society
considers proper
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behavior they were short dresses bobbed
hair and lavish
makeup celebrating a newfound sexuality
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the Cosmetics industry booms more women
adopt the flapper
style cigarettes become a symbol of
Liberation and women embrace the
image the Jazz Age is in full
swing most Americans have never had it
so good
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