Leading up to the 1920s, advancements had been made in terms of economy, industry, and technology. In this time, numerous technological advancements were developed such as the railroad, new weaponry, and telegraph lines which were an early link to modern long-distance communication. This technology not only enriched society and the war effort, but it also played a role in the economic success that took place in this time. Industrial advancements such as the assembly line and the rise of individual industries (such as the automobile industry) worked alongside these technological advancements (and the attainment of money from European countries) in order to fuel one of the largest economic booms in American history. It is common opinion that …show more content…
Although in modern times opposition to issues such as the wage gap is heavily supported by women, in the 1920s, women were pushing for much more basic rights. One such issue would be women’s suffrage, which was rallied for at events such as the Seneca Falls convention, the first women’s rights convention that was organized in 1848. Conventions and protests such as this one played large roles in the creation and enforcement of policies such as those outlined in the 19th amendment, which granted women with the right to vote after a timeless battle and opened up the future to the attainment of more rights for women. Along with suffrage, other smaller rights were given to women like the right to dress and act in ways that may not have been seen fit in earlier years. During the 1920s, many women decided to cut their hair short into bob cuts. Mary Garden, a famous singer at the time, cited that “[she] consider[ed women] getting rid of [their] long hair one of the many little shackles that women [had] cast aside in their passage to freedom” …show more content…
Amongst its many other names, the 1920s are commonly referred to as the ‘Jazz Age’ due to the rise in popularity of jazz music. Jazz music introduced a whole new genre of music to America which had never been seen before in terms of its upbeat tempo, improvisational nature, and inherently American roots. This music was largely a factor added to breakdown the social inequalities of the time seeing as all people alike enjoyed jazz. Women and men of all races danced and enjoyed jazz, and some of the best jazz artists of all time (including Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong) were African American, which was a very progressive leap from earlier times in which African American people were looked down on and taken advantage of by others. Before the 1920s, art styles such as Victorianism were largely popularized in which Victorian inspired art was created. This art had a large French influence and was valued based on its beauty and vibrant colors. In the 1920s, the Victorian style was replaced with Art Deco, a style of art that flourished in the 1920s. Art Deco was a very minimalist style of art which was used in art as well as fashion, furniture, and architecture design. This style was largely a representation of the social and physical liberation that many Americans had felt at this time and the modernist ideas of
The Roaring Twenties was a prime era for women. Because of the toils of many strong women, ideals were flipped on their head, to America’s benefit. In the late 1800’s, two women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, quickly realized that women would not be able to share their political views unless given the right to vote. Because of the fact that women had basically no other societal roles besides housework, they were not respected during this time period.
Industrialization had a positively impact on U.S because Automobiles, Captain Of Industry , and light bulb and Electricity. The industrialization happened in the 1800’s. There was a lot of events that happened in this time period. Reason 1: Andrew Carnegie made old fashioned cars in the 1800’s. He taught many women and men how to drive.
Based on Angela Davis’ “Class and Race in the Early Women’s Rights Campaign” reading, Seneca Falls Convention was the first women’s rights convention in the United States. Not only women, but also men were fighting for women’s equality. The convention focused on the political equality for women, the women’s rights in marriage, and the education and career equality for women. Most of the time, women were not allow to join and express their ideas in conventions, for example the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention. Only male abolitionists can attended while the female were excluded in the convention.
In the late nineteenth century there were many key technological developments the account for the American industrial growth. Technological developments were not the only thing that contributed to the rise of the American industry: raw materials, labor supply, entrepreneurs, federal government, and and an expanding domestic market. Although there were many contributing factors, technological development was one of the principal sources to industrial growth in the late-nineteenth century. In the late 1800’s Cyrus Field created a transatlantic telegraph cable to Europe and in the next ten year Alexander Graham Bell developed the first telephone taking the communication era to new heights.
In both the early and late 19th century there were a lot of things that contributed to the growth of America. Economically, during this point in time there was extreme growth. Up to the end of the Civil war, the way people went about life was about to change even more than what has already changed in the last fifty years. Post-Civil war, over 4 million slaves were freed. They migrated and assimilated towards the pacific coast and towards northern states.
Unemployment levels decreased, and trade gained speed with the help of the truck industry("Back in the Roaring ‘20s,2). The last important advancement in transportation that benefitted the United States was the development
Automobiles. Telephones. Lightbulbs. These were some of the major technological innovations created during 1865 to 1920. These creations impacted many Americans, even to this day.
This caused America to flourish with new inventions, for example the automobile, household machinery, television, etc. Even old inventions and ideas were improving, like the radio, movies, and the use of advertising. The radio, movies, driving, and buying the various new products became a part of the daily lives. These inventions created a sense of ease for daily lives in America in the 1920s. It made life, jobs, and experiences easier.
The women of this movement were fighting for something they believed they deserve. Because of the Seneca Falls Convention and the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolution, women were able to express their own opinions. The women’s rights movement led to many different events, impacted other countries, and created a new amendment. The feminist efforts in the mid 1800s were successful enough to allow women to take on occupations and educations they weren’t able to obtain
The Jazz Age was influential era of music, dance, flappers, and wild partying that forever changed America’s culture and normalcy for women.
By 1920, the Jazz age was well underway as a direct challenge to the prohibition of alcohol. Famous Jazz players of the 1920s where: Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Earl Hines, Fats Waller, Ella Fitzgerald, and Joe Venuti. This was one of the first times in American history that the majority of non-African Americans accepted parts of African American culture. It was the moment that many African Americans were able to enter into the mainstream. Though African Americans lived under constant fear of death and pain in the Gilded Age, all was not pain and sorrow.
Popular Jazz musicians included King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory, and Duke Ellington. No one had quite heard anything like it before in America. Dances were made to accompany the music - mostly to "take advantage" of the upbeat tempo's. Before Jazz became popular in America, it was considered "the devil's music" by some of the public. Some people, like Ernest Newman, "debunked Jazz" in a 1927 magazine article.
Paragraph 1: Industrialization really took of in the United States during the late 1800s and the early 1900s. Before then, America 's population had mostly lived out in the farms and ranches of the country, but that was about to change when more and more people started to move to the cities for work. Most of the people that moved, found themselves in factory jobs for the steel industry or alike, or working for the railroads. Companies could really thrive, as the United States government, adopted a policy of Laissez Faire. This is also about the time that immigration really kicked up, more and more immigrants were showing at Ellis Island, looking for a new start.
The Roaring Twenties, characterized as a progressive era toward changes and advances, it was a start for freedom and independence for women. Women gained political power by gaining the right to vote. They changed their traditional way to be, way to act and dress to gain respect, and the liberty of independence. Society had different ways of ideals and the ways women were willing to do were disapproved of, and it was wrong for lots of different people, including women from the older generation. In the 1920’s women went through a lot of changes that made them a free spirit, changes that made them what they are now and having the liberty of being independent.
In the 1920s fashion was a movement of freedom with flappers, bobbed hairstyles and using art as a fashion statement. “Fashion should be stylish and fun,” (Twiggy). In any decade fashion was a way of saying something. One of the women’s careers was being in the fashion industry.