We Can Dance If We Want To: Girls Have Their Say on Sadie Hawkins Day

Long before high-school gyms were invaded by sock-hopping teens, Sadie Hawkins Day dances were causing a stir among America’s youth. Started in the 1930s, these role-reversing dances encouraged girls to ask out the guys they wanted to get down with at a time when men did the asking. But you might be surprised to learn how this custom began.

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