What is a description of the importance of the Flapper?

Answer 1

"Flapper" was the mocking name that some social critics had for certain middle and upper class young women of the 1920s who seemed to just want to have fun-- they rejected the norms of "proper" feminine behavior, were non-conformists, had short hair (in a culture where previously women had long hair), enjoyed dancing and going to parties, and were a good example of the changing status of women in 1920s society. What was important about them was that they existed-- previously, expectations about how women should behave were very rigid and formal, but flappers did things their own way, and probably encouraged other young women to try something new.