Based in Italy and the U. The Mafia evolved over centuries in Sicily, an island off the southern tip of Italy that until was ruled by a line of Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. The 'New Woman'. Recommended for you. The Birth of Bourbon. Scott Fitzgerald. Harlem Renaissance. A Tour of Old Hollywood. Prohibition The 18th Amendment to the U. The Shady, Get-Rich Scams of the Roaring Twenties The economy boomed during the Roaring Twenties and rising incomes gave ordinary Americans access to enticing new conveniences, including washing machines, refrigerators, cars and other luxuries that would have once seemed unattainable.
How Flappers of the Roaring Twenties Redefined Womanhood No cultural symbol of the s is more recognizable than the flapper. Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century and the subsequent social and artistic explosion that resulted.
See More. Cars could be put together in 93 minutes instead of half a day, and by the close of the decade, one-fifth of Americans owned an automobile, which they could use for leisure activities like traveling. The popularization of personal credit also enabled middle-class Americans to buy consumer goods in droves. The government, too, under the Republican administrations of Presidents Harding, Coolidge and Hoover, shared this spirit of wholehearted materialism, boosting corporations and otherwise taking a light touch to policy that corresponded with the prevailing anti-government sentiment of the time.
Then, as now, income inequality reached staggering rates. The wealthy and middle class profited. African Americans, many of whom had moved to Northern cities for work as part of the Great Migration, newcomers to the country, and farmers did not share in that prosperity. Americans donned masks, schools and public gathering places temporarily shut down, and one-third of the globe fell ill. Life insurance claims rose sevenfold, and American life expectancy decreased by 12 years.
Yale sociologist and physician Nicholas Christakis hypothesizes that the pandemic falls into an ages-old pandemic pattern, one that our Covid present may mimic, too. Christakis expects the Covid crisis to have a long tail, in terms of case numbers and social and economic impacts. But once the brunt of the disease abates in the U.
We might see some sexual licentiousness. Like the s, Christakis also predicts lasting social and technological innovations will characterize this decade—think of how remote work and mRNA vaccines might shift status quos permanently. After Covid reality will be all rosy. A myriad of new social activities promoted a more carefree lifestyle. People could enjoy playing miniature golf, participating in dance contests, listening to the radio or the phonograph, and participating in any number of other events.
The Flappers, women who dressed provocatively by the standards of the time, had bobbed hairstyles, went to clubs, smoked, and drank bootleg liquor, redefined gender roles for women and became icons for the decade. At first glance, it does appear that lives for all Americans, including women, became more open during the s; however, some historians disagree with this conclusion.
Many of the activities that have come to define the s actually predate the decade. World War I had left Europe on the decline and America on the rise.
Barrett A. The Evolution Controversy in North Carolina in the 's. Forsyth County Public Library. Winston-Salem in the Jazz Age. North Carolina Museum of History. A New Woman Emerges. October 19, Accessed February 28, October 29, The s could be considered a decade of progress for women and minorities for a multitude of reasons.
One of these reasons is that the nineteenth amendment was passed giving women the right to vote. Another reason is that women were being recognized as consumers and many new technologies were created for their usage. Another reason is that many minorities were recognized for their musical talent by playing in places such as the cotton club.
The s could be considered a period of regression for women and minorities for many reasons. One of these reasons is minorities were companies last options for hiring. Many minorities were without jobs because of this. Another reason is some companies that had many minority employees became obsolete, taking jobs away from many minorities.
Railroad workers Another reason is minorities that fought in the war and even those who gained rank were excluded from celebrations and were not recognized for their service. The Ku Klux Klan was a group that hindered the process of the s. The hate group had an influx of new members during this time and targeted African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and foreigners in their communities.
The violence and hate the Klan impacted the movement for equal rights by protesting against it through violent acts. Comments are not published until reviewed by NCpedia editors at the State Library of NC , and the editors reserve the right to not publish any comment submitted that is considered inappropriate for this resource.
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