The Twenties Woman 13.2 By: Anna Iouchmanov, Hae- na Jung, and Anagha Arunkumar
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The Twenties Woman 13.2 By: Anna Iouchmanov, Hae-na Jung, and
Anagha Arunkumar
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Zelda Sayre Wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald o broke off engagement
with Fitzgerald Model for independent, unconventional, ambitious
female characters
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Young Women Change the Rules 1920s Begin to assert
independence, reject previously-held values, and demand the same
freedom as men
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The Flapper An emancipated young woman who embraced the new
fashions and urban attitudes of the day Became more assertive o
smoking o drinking Attitudes toward marriage changes o equal
partnership
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The Flapper
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The Double Standard A set of principles granting greater sexual
freedom to men than to women o Required women to observe stricter
standards of behavior than men did Some protested the new morals o
Traditionalists protested new casual dances and women smoking and
drinking
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Women Shed Old Roles at Home and at Work New roles for women in
workplace and new trends in family life
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New Work Opportunities Women continued to seek paid employment
o Became teachers, nurses, or librarians Earned less than men,
never in managerial jobs Handful broke old stereotypes
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The Changing Family Social and economic changes reshaped family
Margaret Sanger - founded American Birth Control League o decline
in birth rates
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The Changing Family Social and technological innovations
simplified labor and family life o Ready-made items available in
shops o Freed homemakers from original responsibilities
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Marriage and Children Based more on romantic love and
companionship Children spent more time in school, not factories
Teens more rebellious o Socialized more with other teens o Spent
less time with family
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Conclusion Education and entertainment reflected the conflict
between traditional attitudes and modern ways of thinking. Women
gained more rights and were able to relieve themselves from some
old stereotypes.
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Education and Popular Culture (13.3) Jordan Singery
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School Enrollment 1914: about 1 million American students
attended high school 1926: rose to about 4 million mostly college
bound students went to high school Typewriting class in 1928
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School Taxes Taxes increased Costs doubled from 1913-1920 and
then again by 1926 Total Cost was $2.7 billion a year for school
funding
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Gertude Ederle The first woman to swim the English Channel in
1926 Was only 19 years old
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Babe Ruth Player for the New York Yankees Record of 60 home
runs in 1927 AKA the "Great Bambino"
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Charles Lindbergh made the first non-stop flight across the
Atlantic Ocean took off on May 20, 1927 in the Spirit of St. Louis
flight lasted 33 hours and 29 minutes
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Charles A. Lindbergh Continued America made him their idol
became very famous
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"The Jazz Singer" The first major movie with sound released in
1927
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Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" The first animated film with
sound released in 1928
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Talkies movies with sound doubled movie attendance millions of
americans going every week
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Eugene O'Neil play writer The Hairy Ape, one of his plays
forced americans to reflect on modern isolation, confusion, family
conduct
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F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Side of Paradise and The Great
Gatsby the two books showed the negative side of the period's
gaiety and freedom portrayed wealthy and attractive people leading
imperiled lives in gilded surroundings
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Gertude Ernest joined a group known as the Lost Generation
group moved to Paris because they were soured by American
culture
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Ernest Hemingway wounded in WWI best-known expatriate author
The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms the novels criticized the
glorification of war
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The Harlem Renaissance Chapter 13.4 Gwen Lindberg, Julie Choe,
Natalie Miller, Brittany Burmester, and Sravanthi Chintakunta
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The Harlem Renaissance A literary and artistic movement
celebrated the history and culture of African Americans began in
Harlem, in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, but spread to cities
all around the United States
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Black is Beautiful Influenced the Great Migration started the
move to cities and urban areas began the formation of ghettos -
where Negroes are in the majority, and where majority means
power.
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NAACP Protested racial violence Made anti-lynching a priority
James Weldon Johnson
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Marcus Garvey Universal Negro Improvement League Legacy: Black
pride, Independence, and Reverence for Africa Believed in a Black
Society
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UNIA Universal Negro Improvement Association believed
African-American's should form their own society support died away
when founder was jailed
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Music of the HR Fletcher Henderson's Band/Orchestra Josephine
Baker Louis Armstrong Edward Kennedy Louis Armstrong
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Performers of the HR Paul Robeson Bessie Smith Florence Mills
Josephine Baker Mabel Mercer Cab Calloway famous jazz music night
club located in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City which
operated from 1923 to 1940
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That's a wrap! The Harlem Ren. took place in Harlem NY "Black
is Beautiful" showed that people took pride in themselves NAACP was
successful during this time Marcus Garvey founded UNIA Many
musicians and performers during this time