Chapter 13: Section 1 Society in the 1920s

Main Idea The 1920s were a time of rapid social change, in which many young people, particularly young women, adopted new lifestyles and attitudes. As its rural population decreased, the United States became an urban nation, and traditional values were increasingly challenged.

Social Changes of the 1920s Women’s Roles Demographics Lifestyles flappers influence women’s fashion, behavior more women enter work force women‘s vote gradually influences politics Demographics more people move from rural to urban areas rural-urban economic gap widens morals and manners differ between rural and urban areas African Americans migrate north suburbs grow Lifestyles buses begin to replace trolleys automobiles increase people’s mobility interest in sports increases

Flappers symbolized the revolution in manners and morals young woman: rebellious, energetic, fun-loving, and bold challenged the traditional views of women http://visualhistory.freewebpages.org/_webimages/4%20Flappers.gif

Changing Role of Women eager for still greater equality with men hemlines started to shrink began to drink and smoke http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapper

Working Women some women adopted the new fashions for convenience employers expected women to quit if they married and became pregnant http://www.msad54.k12.me.us/MSAD54Pages/skow/CurrProjects/1920s/1920HK/women.html

Women and Voting most women voted along the same lines as men only 35% of women voted in 1920 lacked interest some did not believe women should vote at all those in rural areas had to make special arrangements for their children in order to make it to the polls Alice Paul – celebrating the ratification of women’s suffrage http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/womenofthecentury/decadebydecade/1920s.html

Women in Politics Jeannette Rankin – elected to the US House of Representatives for Montana first woman to serve in either house of Congress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:JeannetteRankin.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Taylor_Ross http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=2347 Nellie Taylor Ross governor of Wyoming Miriam A. Ferguson governor of Texas

Americans on the Move demographics – statistics that describe a population (data on race or income) urbanization - Americans began moving from rural to urban areas rural = traditional urban = shift away http://www.ars.usda.gov/Aboutus/docs.htm?docid=8840

Outside Migration masses of refugees from war torn Europe began applying for entry barrio – Spanish-speaking neighborhood http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline/html/cw08_12150.html

Growing Suburbs transportation systems allowed people to live outside the cities electric trolleys, buses, automobile http://www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/historicdotphotos/rail/pentrolley.htm

Charles Lindbergh known for breaking flying records flew nonstop from New York to Paris plane ~ Spirit of St. Louis http://www.national-zeitung.de/bilder/2003/Lindbergh,%20Charles%2002.jpg http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Charles-Lindbergh-Poster-Card-C10204497.jpeg http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/media_content/m-7855.jpg

Amelia Earhart Great Firsts woman to fly across Atlantic (passenger) first woman to fly solo across Atlantic first to fly solo from Hawaii to California attempted to fly around the world and mysteriously disappeared http://www.international-womens-month.co.uk/articles/amelia_earhart.html http://media.historynet.com/images/amelia-earhart.jpg

Heroes of the Twenties Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier boxers http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/dempsey.htm http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/orchid.htm

Jim Thorpe professional football player first president of what would later be the National Football League http://www.nndb.com/people/699/000026621/ http://www.nativeamericans.com/JimThorpe_FootballGear.jpg

George Herman “Babe” Ruth “Sultan of Swat” 714 home runs http://interwaryears.8m.net/Babe%20Ruth.jpg http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC051907/Websites.htm

Gertrude Ederle first woman to swim the English Channel http://encarta.msn.com/media_461525608_761565444_-1_1/Gertrude_Ederle.html http://www.lifeinlegacy.com/2003/1206/EderleGertrude.jpg