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After the nineteenth amendment was passed in in the 1920’s allowing women to vote there began a new trend among women to emancipate themselves. This trend led to a boom in culture and resulted in a certain type of woman referred to as a flapper. The flapper had a certain style and aura about her that defined her in such a way. Their hair worn short, cut into a bob and their style of dress controversial. Many justify their actions as attempting to become more like the men of their time as the look they took on was partly masculine. During this time, the Jazz Age, flappers went about clad in short skirts, bobbed hair and turned-down hose. The girls would often powder their knees and wear mass amounts of beads and bracelets. During this time, women's hair had always been worn long. The flapper however, wore it short, or bobbed. They used make-up (which she often applied in p