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Kendra Rusty Daniel Michael

Kendra Rusty Daniel Michael. Fame. Stars were born in the twenties due to the new mass media technology. Popular ways to earn fame were:. Music Fashion Acting/Movie industry Writing Becoming a “First” for something Inventing/Science Athletics. 1920s Hairstyle Revolution.

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Kendra Rusty Daniel Michael

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  1. Kendra Rusty Daniel Michael

  2. Fame Stars were born in the twenties due to the new mass media technology. Popular ways to earn fame were: • Music • Fashion • Acting/Movie industry • Writing • Becoming a “First” for something • Inventing/Science • Athletics

  3. 1920s Hairstyle Revolution Interesting facts about the bob: The Castle Bob was the first short haircut seen on a woman. It was named after a famous dancer, Irene Castle, who only cut her hair for convenience. Women who cut their hair short in the 20s were sometimes expelled, fired, and even divorced because of it. F. Scot Fitzgerald wrote a short story called “Bernice Bobs her Hair.” Many women saved their long harir to cover their new do. The bobby pin was invented due to bobbed hair The S H I N G L E The B O B WAVES

  4. 1920sWomen’s Fashion http://www.fiftyplussurfers.co.uk/id190.htm l

  5. 1920s Flapper Fashion Flapper-an unconventional and bold woman Nude was a very popular color, but so were bright colors. • Hats • Hats were worn by women quite often in the 1920s • Shoes • High heels • Criss-cross straps • Skirts and dresses • The hems rose and showed off more leg and silk stockings accompanied • Backless dresses and lower cut fronts became popular • Blouses • Showed off the arms

  6. 1920s Men’s Fashion http://www.murrayontravel.com/carolnolan/index.html https://www.msu.edu/~westbri1/fashion.htm http://www.flickr.com/photos/shme/2411384222/

  7. Men’s Fashion The clothes men wore were influenced primarily by what the athletes were wearing. The colors seen on men were lighter than ever before. • Golf • Inspired Colorful Fair Isle sweaters • Tennis • Inspired V-neck sweaters and white trousers • Hats • Men were never seen on the street without a hat • Suits • Simple, Creased trousers that were loose-fitting, unpadded jackets

  8. CelebritiesEntertainers Bill “Bojangles” Robinson: Famous dancer Bessie Smith: Famous Blue’s singer Lois Armstrong: Famous Jazz trumpet player

  9. CelebritiesEntertainers Mary Pickford: Famous Actress Walt Disney: Famous Animator and Film Producer Douglas Fairbanks: Famous actor

  10. CelebritiesATHLETES Jack Dempsey: Famous 1920s Boxer Babe Ruth: famous 10920s baseball player for the New York Yankees William Tatem Tilden II: Famous Tennis Player

  11. CelebritiesSCIENCE Albert Einstein: Physics and Philosophy Edwin Perkins: Invented Kool-Aid Alexander Fleming: Biology and pharmacology

  12. CelebritiesWriters/Firsts/Fashion Margaret Gorman: First Miss America Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel: Famous Fashion Designer F. Scott Fitzgerald: Famous author

  13. Fads and Past-times • Baseball, tennis, golf,  and other sports were very popular. • Miss America contest began in Atlantic City in 1921. Margaret Gorman (16 years old) was the first winner with measurements of 30-25-32 • Dance Crazesincluded the Charleston,  the Black Bottom, the fox trot, and the Shimmy. • Games included mah-jngg, ouija boards, and crossword puzzles • Endurance races of all sorts gained popularity and included  Marathons and flagpole sittings • Dance marathons - began in 1923 and really became the rage. • Harry Houdini was the great escape of the 1920s.

  14. Statistics • Life expectancy:  Male 53.6,   Female 54.6 • 343.000 in military (down from 1,172,601 in 1919) • Average annual earnings $1236;  Teacher's salary  $970 • Dow Jones High 100  Low 67  • Illiteracy rate reached a new low of 6% of the population. 

  15. Slang • slang used for "girls or women":  a broad, a bunny, a canary (well, one who could sing), a charity girl (one who was promiscuous), a dame, a doll, cat's meow, cat's whiskers • Jazz Age jargon included: Joe College - better yet a Joe Yale - or a Joe Zilch , jazzbo, jellybean, blind date, upchuck, jazz babies, pos-a-loot-ly, and the real McCoy.

  16. Back in the Day… It took 13 days to reach California from New York  There were 387,000 miles of paved road http://www.svvs.org/genpics6/1920_Charron,%20Giradot%20et%20Voigt.jpg

  17. Prohibition • Prohibition • What was it? • The manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages was restricted or illegal. • What was its purpose? • It was supposed to lower crime and corruption, reduce social problems, lower taxes needed to support prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene in America. • What effects did it have? • Alcohol became more dangerous to consume; organized crime blossomed; courts and prisons systems became overloaded; and endemic corruption of police and public officials occurred.

  18. Famous People Involved In Prohibition Al “Scarface” Capone • Chicago • Controlled more than 10,000 speakeasies • Controlled bootlegging business from Florida to Canada

  19. Famous People Involved In Prohibition George “Bugs” Moran • Chicago • Rival to Al Capone • Crime organization called the “North Side gang”

  20. Yearly Wages General Officer: $6,347 Clerk: $1,647 Section Foreman: $2,254 Carpenter: $1,808 Conductor: $2,971 Laborer: $1,306

  21. Stock Market Crash • Causes: • Buying on Margin • Overproduction • Over speculation • Banks investing peoples money in the stock market • Effects: • Unemployment • 1923:1,500,000 • 1930: 4,400,000 • 1933: 12,800,000 In the 1920’s the economy in the United States was booming, but on “Black Tuesday” the stock market reached its lowest point in history.

  22. http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/1920s-hairstyles.html • http://www.hairarchives.com/private/1920s.htm • http://www.cmgww.com/sports/dempsey/photo_2.htm • http://www.allenisd.org/facstaff2.nsf/Pages/3465526C7D5B41E48625706F00595D05 • http://www.allaboutjazz.com/music_directory/1920s_jazz_age.php

  23. http://www.moviemaidens.com/ • http://mens-fashion.lovetoknow.com/Men's_Fashion_in_the_1920s • http://www.1920-30.com/prohibition/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States • http://www.mce.k12tn.net/1920/crash.htm

  24. http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/1920s-hairstyles.html • http://www.hairarchives.com/private/1920s.htm • http://www.cmgww.com/sports/dempsey/photo_2.htm • http://www.allenisd.org/facstaff2.nsf/Pages/3465526C7D5B41E48625706F00595D05 • http://www.allaboutjazz.com/music_directory/1920s_jazz_age.php • http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade20.html • http://members.tripod.com/chicagotheroarin20s/the1920s.html

  25. http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/1920s-hairstyles.html • http://www.hairarchives.com/private/1920s.htm • http://www.cmgww.com/sports/dempsey/photo_2.htm • http://www.allenisd.org/facstaff2.nsf/Pages/3465526C7D5B41E48625706F00595D05 • http://www.allaboutjazz.com/music_directory/1920s_jazz_age.php

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