1. Chapter 13: Section 1
Society in the 1920s

2. 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.

3. 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

4. Flappers symbolized the revolution in manners and morals
young woman: rebellious, energetic, fun-loving, and bold
challenged the traditional views of women

5. Changing Role of Women eager for still greater equality with men
hemlines started to shrink
began to drink and smoke

6. Working Women some women adopted the new fashions for convenience
employers expected women to quit if they married and became pregnant

7. 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

8. Women in Politics
Jeannette Rankin – elected to the US House of Representatives for Montana
first woman to serve in either house of Congress
Nellie Taylor Ross
governor of Wyoming
Miriam A. Ferguson
governor of Texas

9. 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

10. Outside Migration
masses of refugees from war torn Europe began applying for entry
barrio – Spanish-speaking neighborhood

11. Growing Suburbs
transportation systems allowed people to live outside the cities
electric trolleys, buses, automobile

12. Charles Lindbergh known for breaking flying records
flew nonstop from New York to Paris
plane ~ Spirit of St. Louis

13. 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

14. Heroes of the Twenties Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier boxers

15. Jim Thorpe professional football player
first president of what would later be the National Football League

16. George Herman “Babe” Ruth
“Sultan of Swat”
714 home runs

17. Gertrude Ederle first woman to swim the English Channel