Society in the 1920 s

Women
Pre-World War I
Women start to migrate towards the cities
During the War
Women start working in factories
After the war
Found a new sense of worth/ belonging
Voting
Social independence

Flapper
Short hair
Short skirts
Smoking/ drinking
Shift away from traditional values took place mainly in the cities

Migration from Rural to Urban
Farmers did well for first two decades
After the war prices dropped
6 million move to the cities
African Americans move North – factories bring new jobs

Rural to Urban to Suburb
Automobiles became more affordable
Cities built transportation systems that used an electric trolley
70,000 buses were operating in the U.S.

Hope takes flight
Charles Lindbergh
“Lucky Linda” nonstop flight from New York to Paris
Amelia Earhart
First woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean

Sports Heroes
Jack Dempsey – Heavy Champion of the World
Jim Thorpe – Native American
Olympic gold, Professional football and baseball player
George Herman Ruth
set home run record with 60 home runs
Hazel Wightman & Helen Wills
Olympic and Wimbledon tennis starts

The Jazz Age
Grew out of the African American music of the south (New Orleans)
Syncopated rhythms and improvisations
Some people were horrified
“an expression of the times, of the breathless, energetic, superactive times in which we are living.” – Leopold Stokowski