The Jazz Age (Roaring 20s)

       The 1920s were when there was vast change in the united states. Before there was more people who lived in rural areas on farms than there were in cities and towns. The 1920s were the first time more people lived in cities than on farms in rural areas. The nation's wealth went up more than 2x between 1920 and 1929. Many Americans were put into the unfamiliar "consumer society." That is where the buying and selling of goods is the most important social and economic activity. For many people, this new urban life caused more conflict than good, but for some young people, they lived the "roaring" lifestyle.  

The picture is what NYC looked like int he 1920s.

                 The typical woman in the 1920s is portrayed as a "flapper" woman who drank, smoked, and was out all night. In reality, the 1920s was a very important time for the typical American woman, the 19th amendment was passed and women could finally vote. Women were working well payed white collar jobs, and birth control made it to where women weren't having as many children as they were before.

 

  Cars also gave young people the ability to drive along where they pleased. Young people also loved to dance. Jazz bands emerged that people danced to, and radio stations played music along to people all along the country.