Women in the 1920's
what does "suffrage" mean?
The right to vote
This term describes the young women of the 1920s known for their unconventional style and behavior, including bobbed hair and short skirts.
What is a flapper?
Who is the author of "The Great Gatsby"?
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
What was the first major mainstream music in the US?
What is Jazz?
This man flew from New York to Paris solo and in one flight.
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
which amendment granted women the right to vote?
the 19th amendment
This iconic fashion accessory, often worn by women in the 1920s, was a close-fitting hat that complemented the bob hairstyle.
What is a cloche hat?
Who was an influential African American female writer who focused on the experience of an African American female in her literature?
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
What was the 1920's also commonly known as?
What is the Roaring Twenties?
These are two groups of people targeted by the KKK in the 1920s
What are African Americans, Jews, immigrants, and Catholics?
Who was the female activist in the 1920s?
Crystal Eastman
By abandoning these restrictive undergarments, women in the 1920s embraced looser silhouettes and greater physical freedom.
What is a corset?
Who is the father of jazz poetry?
Who is Langston Hughes?
Where did the inspiration for jazz come from?
What are African-American hymns, Caribbean and West-African beats, and European instruments?
This term refers to people who smuggled or otherwise transported illegal liquor in the United States
Who are bootleggers?
Who were one of the women led the women's rights movement in 1920?
National Women's Suffrage Association (NWSA) formed by Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
This fashion designer, famous for her simple yet elegant designs, greatly influenced women's fashion in the 1920s.
Who is Coco Chanel?
Who wrote "Their Eyes Are Watching God"?
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
Where did jazz originate?
What organization was created to protect individual constitutional rights, and as a response to the Palmer Raids?
What is the ACLU?
What prompted the beginning of the women's rights movement?
The Seneca Falls Convention
The wife of famed author F. Scott Fitzgerald, was a style icon of the 1920s and embodied the spirit of the flapper with her bold fashion choices and carefree lifestyle.
Who is Zelda Fitzgerald?
Where did Langston Hughes receive his engineering and chemistry degree?
What is Columbia University?
What development attributed to the rise of mainstream and popular music?
What is radio and television?
These were organized to root out groups whose activities posed a clear danger to the country and targeted communist groups
What are the Palmer Raids?