Whatever. Flappers is not a work of serious history or trenchant social commentary. It’s merely very entertaining. The six women are, in order of appearance: Lady Diana Manners, later Cooper ...

In 'Flappers,' Judith Mackrell details the lives of Josephine Baker, Tallulah Bankhead, Zelda Fitzgerald, Lady Diana Cooper, Nancy Cunard and Tamara de Lempicka in lively roaring '20s fashion.

Six highly visible women form the core of “Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation.” Few women had the means to wreak the sort of societal havoc that sparked widespread anxiety ...

In “Flappers,” Judith Mackrell profiles six iconoclastic women who made the 1920s sizzle. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

For most, the "flapper" evokes images of finger-curled bobs, drop-waisted dresses and endless Charlestoning, like a scene from Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby on a loop.

Laura Jacobs reviews "Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation," by Judith Mackrell. For the heedlessly sensual young women of the 1920s, risky living was a way of connecting with male peers ...

While all the women in the book are products of their time, not all 1920s women were flappers. The book’s title feels a little tacked on, as if in an attempt to fit a recognisably 1920s brand.

Flappers in focus Caught between the first world war and the Great Depression, the jazz age was a period of social transformation. ... Asked what women wore during the 1920s, ...

Young women throughout the nation adopted the sexy look of “flappers,” the term used for women who sported short skirts, ... Prior to the 1920s, courtship often took place in the home, ...

"Flappers: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation," by Judith Mackrell. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. For most, the "flapper" evokes images of fingercurled bobs, drop-waisted dresses, and endless ...