Cultural Innovations The 1920’s produced a cultural interest in Art and literature, sports, and Motion pictures

Women after WW1 The war gave women experience of of skilled factory work. In 1920 women got the right to vote in all states.. Women wore more daring clothes. In urban areas women took on more jobs. In 1929 there were 24% more women working than in 1920. Women became financially independent. Women were less likely to stay in unhappy marriages. In 1929 there were twice as many divorces as in 1914. The media portrayed women in a different light – sex sold much better than anything else!

The women’s Christian Temperance movement One of the first and most powerful women’s movements Educated about the evils of liquor Promoted responsible citizenship and an end to domestic violence Extremely influential in passing Prohibition Laws Prohibition was the direct result of female suffrage – women were now a powerful political force

Modern Art, Literature, & Feats Charles Lindbergh- first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean Spirit of St. Louis Carl Sandberg- Chicago poet who used common speech to glorify American life Praise equality and a life intensely lived

Popular Culture Ernest Hemingway- wrote about restoring myths of American heroes Fought in WWI; created novels of antiheroes; flawed characters with good intentions

Prosperity brings Sports Prosperity during the 20’s provides leisure time and money Baseball and Boxing Babe Ruth- national hero made famous for hitting home runs

The Rise of Hollywood Motion Pictures Technology had not created sound yet, so piano players entertained the films 1927- first “talking” picture was showed The Jazz Singer began the Golden Age of Hollywood

African American Culture http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harlem-renaissance/videos

The Harlem Renaissance The Great Migration Artistic Development, racial pride, and political organization combined in a flowering of African American culture and arts. Claude Mckay and Langston Hughes Prolific African American writers Leading voices of the African American experience in America

Jazz Blues and Theater New Orleans native Louis Armstrong, moved to Chicago in 1922 and introduced Jazz. The Cotton Club in Harlem, one of the most famous Jazz clubs was where Duke Ellington got his start

African Americans and Politics Growing political power in the North The NAACP Battled hard against injustice, segregation and discrimination Focused primarily on lobbying federal officials and working through court systems Persistent protesting against the horrors of lynching led too passage of anti-lynching legislation