In 1890s Britain, in fact, “flapper” described a very young prostitute, and after the turn of the century, it was used on both sides of the Atlantic for cheeky, prepubescent girls whose long ...

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because the Government is reported on the verge of introducing a bill to extend the franchise to women below the present minimum voting age of 30 — perhaps even down to “flappers” of 21.

“It was a real 1920s flapper gone lethal story and Velma lived up to the part perfectly,” said John Stark Bellamy, author of ‘Women Behaving Badly, Cleveland’s Most Ferocious Female Killers.

The young women of the 1920s were referred to as flappers. Hollywood films of the period characterised them, and as a result, their behaviour and dress sense was imitated by millions around the world.

Some young women of the 1920s were referred to as flappers. In 1919 womens' skirts were about six inches above ground level, but by 1927 the hems of skirts were up to knee-level. Young women ...