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Flappers: The birth of the 20th-century woman
12020-01-10T18:59:04+00:00Katie Baueredee6c7ef934f719db613c56c705c45916075d8418Short video segment showing flappers and smoking.plain2020-01-10T19:33:05+00:00Films on DemandFlappers: The birth of the 20th-century woman [Video file]. (1999). Retrieved December 3, 2019, from Films on Demand. https://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=104667&xtid=115631999Katie Baueredee6c7ef934f719db613c56c705c45916075d84