The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
In the 1920’s many things changed. Many traditionalists disliked the changes. The new idea of the ‘flapper girl’ was very controversial to many people, as well as birth control and the idea of evolution. Most of these new changes were big in the cities so rural America looked down on city life. As people changed throughout the 20’s, one of the biggest changes was the way young girls and women dressed and acted. They started to cut their hair short in a new bob style; they wore short, low cut dresses, and did not wear gloves when holding men’s hands. They also smoked and drank in public. Most of this attire and these activities were unheard of to many traditionalists and they were appalled by this behavior. In 1922, the president of Florida University said the way these girls dressed and acted was born of evil and was harmful for future generations. Fathers would also be very upset when finding out their daughters would want to dress and act like that. Many women did this to express their independence. Most of the styles were picked up through watching popular movies and reading magazines. One of the most controversial topics of the 1920’s was Birth Control. This was so controversial because most couples married and had kids, that was just what people did. Margret Sanger talked about birth control and use of contraceptives in her book Happiness in Marriage in 1926. She thought couples should physically, emotionally, and financially mature before having kids because kids led to married people to grow distant. She said that the problem she called premature pregnancy could be solved with birth control use. Many traditionalists opposed this. They claimed that being pregnant was a gift from god and you should cherish the moment. The idea of Evolution and particularly the teaching of it in public schools was a big issue for many in the roaring twenties. A famous case of this was the Scopes monkey trial, formerly known as The State of
In the 1920’s many things changed. Many traditionalists disliked the changes. The new idea of the ‘flapper girl’ was very controversial to many people, as well as birth control and the idea of evolution. Most of these new changes were big in the cities so rural America looked down on city life. As people changed throughout the 20’s, one of the biggest changes was the way young girls and women dressed and acted. They started to cut their hair short in a new bob style; they wore short, low cut dresses, and did not wear gloves when holding men’s hands. They also smoked and drank in public. Most of this attire and these activities were unheard of to many traditionalists and they were appalled by this behavior. In 1922, the president of Florida University said the way these girls dressed and acted was born of evil and was harmful for future generations. Fathers would also be very upset when finding out their daughters would want to dress and act like that. Many women did this to express their independence. Most of the styles were picked up through watching popular movies and reading magazines. One of the most controversial topics of the 1920’s was Birth Control. This was so controversial because most couples married and had kids, that was just what people did. Margret Sanger talked about birth control and use of contraceptives in her book Happiness in Marriage in 1926. She thought couples should physically, emotionally, and financially mature before having kids because kids led to married people to grow distant. She said that the problem she called premature pregnancy could be solved with birth control use. Many traditionalists opposed this. They claimed that being pregnant was a gift from god and you should cherish the moment. The idea of Evolution and particularly the teaching of it in public schools was a big issue for many in the roaring twenties. A famous case of this was the Scopes monkey trial, formerly known as The State of