Editing Flapper (section)

=== Image of youth ===
The flapper stands as one of the more enduring images of youth and new women in the 20th century and is viewed by modern-day Americans as something of a cultural heroine. However, back in the 1920s, many Americans regarded flappers as threatening to conventional society, representing a new moral order. Although most of them were the daughters of the middle class, they flouted middle-class values. Lots of women in the United States were drawn to the idea of being a flapper. There were rival organizations of flappers – the National Flapper Flock and the Royal Order of the Flapper.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dalzell|first=Tom|title=Flappers 2 Rappers|publisher=Dover Publications Inc.|year=2010|isbn=978-0-486-47587-5|location=Mineola, New York|pages=9}}</ref> Flappers shrugged off their chaperones, danced suggestively, and openly flirted with boys. "Flappers prized style over substance, novelty over tradition, and pleasure over virtue."<ref name="ultimatehistoryproject.com"/> Ruth Gillettes, a 1920s singer, had a song titled "Oh Say! Can I See You Tonight?" which expresses the new behavior of girls in the 1920s. Before the 1920s, for a woman to call a man to suggest a date would be impossible. However, in the 1920s, many girls seemed to play a leading role in relationships, actively asking boys out or even coming to their homes.<ref>Langley, S. (2006). ''Roaring '20s fashions: Deco''. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, p. 16</ref>