The document describes life as a flapper in the 1920s. Flappers broke social rules by cutting their hair short and wearing shorter skirts. They spent nights dancing, drinking, smoking, and doing what they wanted at local joints with their friends. While they enjoyed their freedom and independence, the Great Depression ended the reckless lifestyle of flappers in 1930 as society became more serious and constrained once more. However, some flapper influences like short hair, fashion, and makeup remained parts of mainstream culture.

2. It started in the 1920’s. We were breaking all the rules of society.
Shortening our hair, cutting our skirts. We were new, we were what
all women wanted to be.

3. I found a job
started working.
My friends and I
spent every night
at the joint in
town. We
danced, drank,
smoked and did
what we wanted.
We were young
and free it was
the time our lives.

4. I was saving up for a breezer (car) . I had a
bike but the breezers started getting cheaper
and easier to find. The bar didn't pay much
dough but I wasn’t giving up.

5. We had parties a lot. Sometimes some Snuggle
pups showed up again and again. My friends
and I were real Owls. We stayed out all night.
Some ossified people were always around, they
obviously had nobody home.

6. Most all flappers disagreed to marriage. Whenever
we saw a girl with a handcuff on her finger we joked
around about it. I would have to be pulled down the
middle isle.

7. We “died” in 1930 during the depression. Nobody could be as
happy and free as we were the recklessness ended. We had
to go back to a serious life despite our greatest resistant's.
Even though the extreme flapper was gone many of the
changes we made remained in society. Like the short hair,
clothing, and makeup.