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The Roaring Twenties!

The Roaring Twenties!. Why were people happy?. Soldiers back from war New roles for women New technologies!. New Technology - Radio. By 1929 there were 300,000 in Canada People listened 3-4 hours a day Farmers & small towns no longer isolated. Rogers. Ted Rogers created first AC radio

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The Roaring Twenties!

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  1. The Roaring Twenties!

  2. Why were people happy? • Soldiers back from war • New roles for women • New technologies!

  3. New Technology - Radio • By 1929 there were 300,000 in Canada • People listened 3-4 hours a day • Farmers & small towns no longer isolated

  4. Rogers • Ted Rogers created first AC radio • Founded CFRB (still on the air) • Son founded Rogers Radio Broadcasting, pioneering FM broadcasting

  5. Technology (cont’d) • Electricity became part of everyday life in 1920’s – electric stoves, washing machines, irons, vacuum cleaners and toasters made housework much less time consuming and efficient • Telephones became more prevalent (over 1 million Cdn homes had telephones 1928

  6. Important Canadians • The Alberta Five – led the fight for women's rights – wanted to have women declared “persons” too. (Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, Henrietta Muir Edwards

  7. 1920s Fashion - Women

  8. Evening Wear Left: Flapper, name from sound made by unbuckled shoes

  9. 1920s Fashion - Men

  10. Entertainment • Theatres – vaudeville, burlesque popular • Nightclubs – jazz • Dancing – tango, Charleston • Movies

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