One famous flapper of the time was Joan Crawford. Many young girls admired and copied her style. Flappers would smoke and dance in the Jazz clubs. They also drank illegal alcohol in the speakeasies.

It was a time of excess, debauchery and flappers – and Bow was one of the most famous flappers of them all. She epitomised the era. In the silent-film business, Bow was a sure thing. She made 45 ...

Women started to smoke in public. It became acceptable for women to drive cars and take part in energetic sports. The young women of the 1920s were referred to as flappers. Hollywood films of the ...