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21:2 Twenties Woman
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Women in the 20’s WWI + flu = live it up Asserted independence Rejected traditional values Demanded freedom
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Flappers Dress Hair Assertive marriage
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Alternative lifestyles received a limited level of acceptance in the 1920s Masculine women, Feminine men Which is the rooster, which is the hen? It's hard to tell 'em apart today! And, say! Sister is busy learning to shave, Brother just loves his permanent wave, It's hard to tell 'em apart today! Hey, hey! Girls were girls and boys were boys when I was a tot, Now we don't know who is who, or even what's what! Knickers and trousers, baggy and wide, Nobody knows who's walking inside, Those masculine women and feminine men! [17] [17]
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Double Standard Flappers-more of an image than reality Courting changed to casual dating Women caught between old and new standards
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20’s work opportunities for women Post war opportunities Women’s professions Clerical workers Breaking stereotypes Inequality and Discrimination in workplace
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Changing American Families 1921 American Birth Control League Innovations free homemakers from traditional family responsibilities
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“Best Thing Since Sliced Bread” Refers to great innovations
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Changing American Families Children in school-Child Labor Laws Working women
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Rebellious Adolescents AKA Pains in the Butt Strain on families More time with peers and less at home Resist parental control
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21:3 Education and Popular Culture Bell Ringer pg. 653
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1920’s Changes in Education “High School Movement” – Increased attendance – Vocational needs – Immigrants + literacy
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1920s Mass Media Shapes American culture National Newspapers Mass circulation magazines
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RADIO Powerful Live Politics Sports
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Fads of the 1920’s People had time and money for leisure activities
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Sports Heroes 1920’s pg. 654
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1920s Movies Jazz Singer Steamboat Willie “talkies”
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1920s Musicians George Gershwin
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1920’s Artists Georgia O’Keeffe
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1920’s Authors Sinclair Lewis F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway
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21:4 Harlem Renaissance
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Great Migration Push/pull factors Effect of northern cities
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NAACP W.E.B. DuBois Protest racial violence Anti lynching laws
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Universal Negro Improvement Association Marcus Garvey Separate society Promoted African American businesses Return to Africa movment Legacy: pride, economic independence, reverence for Africa
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Harlem Renaissance Harlem-Capital of Black America Conditions Celebration of African American Culture
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Harlem Renaissance Literary Movement Themes: pride, trials, tribulations Claude McKay Langston Hughes
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Jazz Age New Orleans Ragtime and vocal blues Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Cotton Club Bessie Smith
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Tin Pan Alley Songwriting and publishing companies of the early 20 th century Irving Berlin
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Composer and lyricist 3000 songs White Christmas/God Bless America
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