Trivia Question: The bobby soxers were rambunctious women who adored what historic singer?
Answer: Frank Sinatra
Like how the flappers symbolized a changing view of femininity in the 1920s, the bobby soxers did something similar in the 1940s. Many socially conservative groups from America and Europe viewed the bobby soxers as an attack on traditional gender roles because of the short clothes they wore. Central to the bobby soxer culture was a deep sense of fandom toward Frank Sinatra.
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