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About the event
Even though she is getting close to a century old now, Betty Boop is a timeless character who never seems to age! Betty Boop got her start in the early 20th century when she appeared as part of the Dizzy Dishes cartoon on August 9, 1930.
Many people don�??t realize that Betty Boop started out not as a human but as a dog! That�??s right, her big eyes were meant to be reminiscent of a Cocker Spaniel, and what are now her huge hoop earrings started out as floppy ears.
When she was originally created, her role was that of the girlfriend of a character named Bimbo, who was also a dog.
But it didn�??t take long for Betty�??s look to evolve into all woman. Her appearance and mannerisms were inspired by the style of the popular flapper girls who wore short hair, short skirts, listened to jazz music and were generally against anything traditional.
In fact, she became so adored that just two years later, Boop got her own cartoon series in which she was the title character.
A symbol of women�??s empowerment and perhaps even a predecessor to the sexual revolution, Betty Boop acted as an icon of the real modern woman of her time.
