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19th amendment
1920 - gave women the right to vote
fraction of uni degrees that went to women by 1930
1/3
First female mayor
1926 - Bertha Knight Landes, Mayor of Seattle
how many women in the US armed froces in WW1
approx 90,000, women also helped the war effort in taking on traditionally male jobs - heavy industry, egineering and transport
impact of WW1 on the role of women
greater social freedoms in habits and going out unchapheroned
their participation in the war effort draw attention to the fight for suffrage
ALTHOUGH during WW1 the army were more conservative with the roles they gave to women
number of employed women increases
1920 to 1930, by 2 million
issues in employment for women
a gender wage gap existed - the Supreme court banned all attempts to set a minimum wage for female workers
women limited to mostly ‘female’ jobs
issues with women in politics
women on the most part not seen as realistic candidates for office, many chose not to get politically involved
the women’s movement failed to get the Equal Rights Amendment act passed, which would give them equality woth men in the law
Margaret Sanger - Birth Control
drew attention to the plight of poor women, began to write arcticles on contraception
BUT the Comstock Act of 1873 banned distribution of artciles in the mail
teh birth control movement and Sanger herself had associations with eugenics
flappers
middle and upper class young women who challenged traditional social attitudes to women and showed greater independence in their appearance and social life - embraced drinking, smoking, jazz and dancing
negative reaction to flappers
the Anti Flirt League established
seen as too extreme by traditional groups
their social challenge did not change the legal status of women
lifestyle only accessible to the wealthy
by 1930 percentage of female uni professors
4%
medical schools only allocated x % of places to women
5% meaning the number of female doctors declined in the 20s
18th amendment
established prohibition in the constitution - known as the Volstead Act/National Prohibition Act, banning the productiona nd sale of alcohol
18th amendment year
1919, came into effect in 1920
‘the great social experiment’
prohibition sometimes referred to as this, highlighted the divide between urban and rural areas. Some motivation behind this was to improve the loives of immigrants and peacefully assimilate, emphasising clean wholesome living
Anti Saloon League founded
1893 - used alcohol as a scapegoat for wider social issues eg, urban moral decline, violence, immigration
prohibition drove drinkers underground
huge no.s of people prepared to break the law of prohibition, making criminals out of ordinary citizens - illegal drinking in private bars known as speakeasies
no. of speakeasies on NY
more than 30,000
bootlegging
illegal production and distribution of alcohol, often selling moonshine - made prohibition difficult to enforce due to undercover rings
growth of mob violence
due to prohibition - driving drinking underground created gangs and crime - mobsters controlled territories by force and established monopolies in illegal alcohol sale
geographically difficult to enforce prohibition
USA has 18,7000 miles of coastline, difficult to prevent smuggling
1925 - IRS agents intercepted only 5% of illegal alcohol smuggling
Internal Revenue Service
IRS - set up to enforce prohibition, never had more than 2,500 agents
10% of agents fined for corruption
‘the Golden Age of Sport’
1920s - sport made even more popular due to radio
popularity of baseball celebrtities like Babe Ruth, introduction of cork centred balls and new stadiums eg. West Side Grounds in Chicago
1926 - 145,000 spectators came to see boxing match of Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey
The Negro National Baseball League
est. 1920, created when sport was still mostly segregated, ironically they played to mixed crowds
NNBA attracted up to 30,000 spectators
players earned less than their white counterparts
first commercial radio station set up
1920 - KDKA set up in Pittsburgh
by 1922 - 500 stations est
advertising in radio
eg, Amos & Andy comedy radio show sponsored by Pepsodent toothpaste
had an audience of 40 million - beneficial to business
typical cost of a radio
$150 - usually bought on credit, making it somewhat accessible - 60% of all families purchased one
Radio united Americans - same music, jokes, sporting events
by 1920s - Hollywood was
the 4th largest industry in America
first sound film
The Jazz Singer - 1927
elaborate cinema complexes built
eg, The Roxy in NY, cost $10 million, had an 118 piece orchestra
movie stars of the era
Clara Bow - “it Girl”
Theda Bara - the vamp/sex symbol
Buster Keaton and Charlie chaplin - comic actors
Douglas Fairbanks - action hero roles
‘The Jazz Age’
Jazz became a highly popular genre - originated from slave music, blues and spirituals
became popular with the middle class youth, especially flappers - seen as another sign of failing moral standards
some cities like NY and Cleveland banned public performance of Jazz, making it more appealing
also heard on radio and in speakeasies
1921 Ladies Home Journal Article
‘Is Jazz putting the Sin in Syncopation?’
jazz artists of the age
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Ma Rainey
Bessie Smith
decrease in deaths caused by alcohol
1921 - deaths caused by alcohol fell by 20%
deaths caused by poisoned bootleg alcohol
50,000 people die by poisoned alcohol
no. of gang murders in Chicago 1927-1930
227 murders
money Al Capone’s gang made from illegal activities
over $70 million
St Valentines Day Massacre
14th Feb 1929 - Al Capone ordered the assassination of 7 rival gang members
positives of Al Capone
seen as a glamorous person moved in high social circles
first to open soup kitchens following the Wall st crash
KKK revival causes
Brith of a Nation - 1915
labour tensions/immigrants joining the workforce - difficulty getting jobs post wae
industrialisation
arming of A-A soldiers in WW1
how did the KK change from its original form
now also in the industrial North in reaction to labour tensions
not just against A-As - anti-immigrant, Catholic, Communist, Jews etc.
new Klan founded in Atlanta by methodist preacher William SImmons
growth in Klan membership
1920 - 100,000
1925 - over 5 million members
Klan in government
Oklahoma and Oregon had governors in the Klan
Klan activity
lynchings and brutalising anyone perceived as an enemy - even tarred and feathered some victims
eg, 1921 - Chris Lochan, a restaurant owner ran out of town bc people suspected he was foreign - his parents were Greek
why did the KKK decline
1925 - Grand Wizard David Stephenson found guilty of a sxually-motivated murder
gov of Indiana refused to pardon him, so he produced evidence of illegal Klan activities, vausing discredit and decline
divisions over tactics - many politicians who originally supported them quick to disassociate
monkey Trial
1925 - John Scopes vs William Jennings Bryan debate over evolution vs creationism
demonstrated the divisions between the industrial North and rural Bible Belt
Media mocked Bryan as confused and ignorant
North
Great migration changed the racial makeup of Northern cities - eg, by 1940 8% of NY was black
Harlem renaissance - vibrant black culture
industrial cities hit hard by the depression
major strikes eg, Ford’s massacre 1932 - 4 car workers killed by police
South
still largely outside of US mainstream life, highly segregationist
1921 anti-lynching law blocked by southern democrats
oil industry growth in Texas and Louisiana bought some economic modernisation
Huey Long campaigned hard against standard oil - ‘Share Our Wealth’ split southern views on ND politics
West
LA population reached 1 million in 1930 (hollywood development)
San Diego and Seattle - development of aircraft industry
West not fully integrated with the national economy until ww2
economic instability for ethnic workers
NAs continued to be marginalised
Congress declares all NAs citizens year
1924
Indian reorganisation act
1934 - fdr tries to better th situation, sometimes known as the ‘Indian new deal’