Changes in 1920s Life Mr. Williams 10 th Grade U.S. History.
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Changes in 1920s Life
Mr. Williams10th Grade U.S. History
“She’s not what Grandma used to be”
New Roles for Women•19th Amendment •Wyoming: Nellie Taylor Ross
was 1st woman governor 1924•Miriam Ferguson also elected
governor of Texas
Women in the Workforce•Returned home after WWI•1920s, typically in low paying
jobs such as nurses, teachers, domestic servants, and switchboard operators •Upper and middle class women
attended college
Flapper•Defied traditional ideas of
proper dress and behavior•Chopped off hair, raised
hemlines, wore makeup, smoked cigarettes, drank alcohol, danced all night in clubs
Conflict over Values•Rural America: hard-working,
self-reliant, religious, and independent•Urban America: Change that
threatened old-school values
18th Amendment (Prohibition)• Ratified in 1919, this banned the
manufacturing, sale and distribution of alcohol
Fundamentalism •A literal interpretation of
Religion•Believe that historic events
occurred exactly as described by Bible (or other religious texts) • Scopes Trial
Scopes Trial•1925: Tennessee passes law
making it illegal to teach evolution to students•Williams Jennings Bryan vs.
Clarence Darrow • Scopes was found guilty and
fined $100