The wild women of 1920s dance didn't just get everyone doing the Charleston and the Grizzly Bear. Stars like Josephine Baker and Tallulah Bankhead also played a pivotal role in women's emancipation In ...

Judith Mackrell’s “Flappers” is a juicy, energetic exploration of six dazzling iconoclasts who all flared to fame in the Roaring ‘20s. Unlike recent books such as Simon Winchester’s “The Professor and ...

The Garden Valley Flappers from Tyler Senior Center take the floor for a performance Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at Wesley House Assisted Living Center in Tyler. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph ...

Flappers author Judith Mackrell talks about how the 1920s changed the lives of women, including the opportunities to vote and earn money. Your new book, Flappers, is subtitled ‘six women of a ...

For most, the “flapper” evokes images of fingercurled bobs, drop-waisted dresses, and endless Charlestoning, like a scene from Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby on continuous repeat. She’s the spirit of ...

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. She's the spirit of the Jazz ...