The 1920s was an era of radical change in the culture. One of the major indicators was the advent of The Flapper –- young women who rejected the previous generations' notions of femininity and embraced their own ideas of modern womanhood. This of course inspired a nationwide moral panic! Enter the Flapper Bandit –– a young woman who rejected previous notions of legality and embraced her own ideas of how to rob a bank... and in the process became a national news story.

<p>The 1920s was an era of radical change in the culture. One of the major indicators was the advent of The Flapper &ndash;- young women who rejected the previous generations' notions of femininity and embraced their own ideas of modern womanhood. This of course inspired a nationwide moral panic! Enter the Flapper Bandit &ndash;&ndash; a young woman who rejected previous notions of legality and embraced her own ideas of how to rob a bank... and in the process became a national news story.</p>

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The Flapper Bandit: Rebecca Bradley Rogers

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