1920's Facts

• The 19th amendment passed allowing women the right to vote in national elections. The US was paralyzed at the beginning of the decade, by the grip of the red scare . Racial tensions were high and quotas were set for immigrants coming into America. The Klan was very active during this period ("Fun").
• Broadway reached an all time peak. Gershwin was smokin' with An American in Paris, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein created Show Boat starring Helen Morgan. Fred and Adele Astaire opened in Funny Face. There were 268 plays offered in New York City in the year 1927 ("Fun").
• October 24, 1929, bank closed - panic on Wall Street ("Fun").
• Also getting a start in this decade were radio networks. David Sarnoff's NBC and William Paley's CBS both went on the air ("Fun").
• For the women, by 1921 the longer skirt was back.  Some long and uneven at the bottom. The short skirt was popular by 1925. This period was called the Flapper Age. The fashion statement was no bosom, no waistline, and hair nearly hidden under a cloche hat. This decade also heralded the manufacturing of cosmetics. Powder, lipstick, rouge, eyebrow pencil, eye shadow, colored nails. It was all there, and plus they had their pearls ("Fun").

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