Societal Changes - HSIE - Modern History Year 12 - USA 1919-1941 - LibGuides at Saint Patrick's College, Campbelltown

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School, Society, and State : A New Education to Govern Modern America, 1890-1940
“Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife,” wrote John Dewey in his classic work The School and Society. In School, Society, and State, Tracy Steffes places that idea at the centre of her exploration of the connections between public school reform in the early twentieth century and American political development from 1890 to 1940.
Women's Rights Movement - see Chapter 6: Women's Changing Image
In the face of injustice, people band together to work for change, and through their influence, what was once unthinkable becomes common. This title traces the history of the women's rights movement in the United States, including the key players, watershed moments, and legislative battles that have driven social change.
"Let the Federal Men Raid": Bootlegging and prohibition enforcement in Pittsburgh
This paper explores the failure of prohibition enforcement in Pittsburgh over the course of the 1920s and early 1930s. The failure of enforcement, on the one hand, and local indifference and resistance, on the other, were inextricably linked. Enforcement in Pittsburgh failed to stop the manufacture, transportation, sale, and consumption of alcohol in the city...
The New Woman and the Politics of the 1920S

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Life in America in the 1920s. Duration 7 mins 19 sec.

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Daily life in the 1930s. Duration 6 mins 34 sec.

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Fashion History Timeline - 1930 - 1939

In the 1930s, fashion saw a profound influence from films and specifically Hollywood. Men’s, women’s, and children’s styles were based on fashions seen on screen with stars like Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Shirley Temple among the many who directly influenced fashion. A return to conservatism after the Roaring Twenties also marked fashion during this period...continue reading...

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A New Society: Economic & Social Change A tide of economic and social change swept across the country in the 1920s. As the economy boomed, wages rose for most Americans and prices fell, resulting in a higher standard of living and a dramatic increase in consumer consumption. Young American women were changing the way they dressed, thought, and acted in a manner that shocked their more traditional parents...
Change and Reaction in the 1920s The 1920s were a period of dramatic changes. More than half of all Americans now lived in cities and the growing affordability of the automobile made people more mobile than ever. Although the decade was known as the era of the Charleston dance craze, in many respects it was also quite conservative...
Art and Entertainment in the 1930s Even during hard times and wartime, people need to be entertained. The American people in the 1930s and 1940s were no exception. They enjoyed many forms of entertainment, particularly if they could do so inexpensively.
The Roaring 20s History The Roaring Twenties was a period in history of dramatic social and political change. People from coast to coast bought the same goods (thanks to nationwide advertising and the spread of chain stores), listened to the same music, did the same dances and even used the same slang!

Books in the College Library

USA 1865-1975 : The making of a superpower by Steve Waugh
Call Number: 970 WAU
ISBN: 9781471837609
Publication Date: 2015
America in The 1920s by Michael J O'Neal
Call Number: 973.9 ONE
ISBN: 9780816056378
Publication Date: 2005

HSIE - Modern History Year 12 - USA 1919-1941: Societal Changes

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