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Alice
Paul celebrates the ratification of the women’s
suffrage amendment in 1920. Paul is one of the chief
authors of the Equal Rights Amendment. |
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Singer Bessie
Smith is known as “the Empress of the Blues.” |
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Greta Garbo, who stars in silent films and the first talking
pictures, is one of the most popular actresses of her
time. |
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In the 1920s, many young women go to work as secretaries
or “girl Fridays.” Here, a woman sends a message
using a telegraph typewriter. |
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| • The 19th Amendment
to the Constitution
is ratified, giving women the right to vote. |
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| • The first commercial
radio broadcast is transmitted. |
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| • The League
of Nations is established by the United States and
other world leaders. |
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Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is first introduced to
Congress. It states, “Men and women shall have equal
rights throughout the United States and every place subject
to its jurisdiction.” |
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| • In Wyoming, Nellie
Tayloe Ross becomes the first woman elected as a governor
in the United States. |
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| • The World Exposition
of Women’s Progress (the first women’s world’s
fair) opens in Chicago. |
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| • The Jazz
Singer, the first movie with sound, is released. |
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the first time in Olympic field events. |
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• The stock market
crashes, marking the beginning of the Great
Depression.
*National and world events in red. |
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