Question

multiple-choice question
what were flappers?
monogamous women who kept their hair and skirts long, rejected smoking and drinking in public, and refused birth control
autonomous women who kept their hair and skirts short, smoked and drank illegally in public, and used birth control

Explanation:

Flappers were a generation of young Western women in the 1920s who embraced a more liberated lifestyle. They were known for having short hair (bobbed), short skirts, engaging in activities like smoking and drinking in public (during Prohibition, so illegally), and using birth control, representing autonomy and breaking from traditional gender norms. The first option describes traditional, conservative women, not flappers.

Answer:

B. autonomous women who kept their hair and skirts short, smoked and drank illegally in public, and used birth control