January 14 - January 18

Monday

  • We started presentations today
  • Brennon
    • Stock Market
      • Market the tracks down trade
      • Explains value of Company
    • Booming Economy
      • Lifestyle items
    • Credit
      • Installment Plans
    • Calvin Coolidge Won
    • Credited for Booming Economy
    • The 1920’s Economy Boom
    • 1924 Election
  • Griffin
    • Born November 2nd, 1865
    • 29th President
    • Reduced unemployment rate
    • Accomplishments
      • Civil Rights
      • Signed Peace Treaty
      • Fought for Anti- Violence for African Americans
      • Foreign Treaties
    • Died of Heart Attack
    • Harding’s Accomplishments

Tuesday

  • Chloe Presented on Prohibition and Gangsters

 

Wednesday

  • Entertainment
    • Fashion Trends
      • Beads and Feathers
      • Bobbed hairstyles
      • Mary Jane and T-Strap
    • Comfy
      • Cotton Dress
      • Aprons were handmade
      • Thick back cotton stockings
      • Low oxford Heels
    • Women’s Workwear
      • Formal
      • No jewelry, hats, or large purses
      • Simple
      • Teachers, Secretary, Journalist
    • Men’s Workwear
      • Mornings put on robe or smoking jacket
      • Upperclass- 3 piece suit
      • Middle Class- Cheaper 3 piece
      • Lower class- Slacks and shirt
    • Streetwear
      • Paired with low heel
      • More useful than fashionable
      • Silk blend crepe or wool
      • Same as Church clothing
      • Walking Suit-
      • Tailored dress
      • Natural waist early 20’s
    • Gangsters and Bootleggers
      • 3 piece suit
      • Wealth not occupation
      • White spats over boots
      • Walking cane or rolled umbrellas
      • Young gangsters bought what they could afford
    • Cities vs Country
      • City- black, navy, grey,tan and olive green
      • Country-white in summer; yellow, red, blue, and light grey
    • Party Clothing-
      • Semi Formal or formal
      • Lighter in color
      • Host- could not wear hat
      • Below knees
      • Men had to wear shirts
      • Modesty
      • Women had full body swimsuits
      • Tea Parties
      • Swimwear
    • Clothes
  • Foods
    • Meet and Greet Spots
    • No alcohol
    • Fast and convenient food all day
    • Champagne
    • Claret- Dark rose wine
    • Sauterne- sweet dessert wine
    • Tea and Lemon Cakes
    • Gin Rickeys
      • Combo of Gin, lime, and mineral water
    • Party Foods
      • Salads and Molded Salads
      • Pastry Pigs (Pigs in a blanket)
      • Turkey
      • Pig Sausages
      • Mashed Potatoes
      • Lemon Cakes- served with tea
    • Cheap, causal fast food alternatives
    • Ice cream salons and Soda shops
    • “The Diner”
    • Party Drinks
  • Games
    • Glass marbles- school yards
    • Stones and seeds
    • Kids could experience different careers
    • Height Requirement
    • Marbles
    • Jacks
    • House
    • Horse Shoes
    • Hokum and Tiddlywinks (board games)
  • Candies
    • Milky Way
    • Reeces
    • Babe Ruth (1921)
    • Charleston Chews (1922)
    • Butterfinger (1923)
    • Bit-O-Honey (1924)
    • Others
  • Movies
    • Warner Brothers
    • Paramount
    • Horror
    • Secret Spy
    • Romance
    • Companies
  • Dancing
    • Tango
    • Waltz
    • Lindy Hop (Jitterbug)
    • Charleston
  • Major Sports
    • Baseball
    • Boxing
    • Horse Racing
    • Babe Ruth

 

Thursday

  • Entertainment
    • 1922- spread through US
    • 600 stations
    • Jazz Era
    • Lots of Clubs
    • We watched some videos
    • Radio
    • Music
  • Women’s Rights and Freedoms
    • Mainly Walking
    • Nearly 100 years
    • Marched in Parades
    • Gave speeches
    • August 26, 1920- 19th Amendment
    • Leaders
    • Susan B. Anthony
    • Cady Shanton
  • Jobs
    • Could not be Taxi Drivers orPool Hall Workers
    • Prohibited from night shifts
    • Could not work pregnant
  • Past Life style
    • Bobbed Haircuts
    • Knee-length hemlines
    • Men paid more

Friday 

 - NO SCHOOL 

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