The Roaring 20s, flappers dancing the Charleston

If there’s anything we romanticize the most about the 1920s, it’s the legendary parties of the era. The roaring twenties parties were vibrant and extravagant events, characterized by lively music at jazz clubs and speakeasies, new dances like the Charleston, and a spirit of rebellion against the conventions of the previous generation. While the fictional parties of Jay Gatsby continue to be emblematic of the decadence of the roaring twenties, these 1985 interviews feature women who actually live

Why were they called "Flappers"? A look back at the Roaring 1920s.