Tag: 1920s

  • What the 1920s Mean to Me

    When I think of the 1920s, the image that most often comes to mind is that of the “New Woman” or flapper. I know from some of my past courses…

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    The First Miss America Pageant(s)

    Overview Atlantic City & 1920s Tourism Atlantic City, one of New Jersey’s most famous coastal vacation spots, was established in 1854 when a track was created from Camden, NJ, crossing…

  • The Death of Bessie Coleman, The First Black Woman Pilot

    The Life of Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman was a culmination of ‘firsts’ in one person. She was the first African American to be awarded an international pilot’s license, the first…

  • Understanding the 1920s Through Historiography

    David J. Goldberg and Jennifer Fronc examine the 1920s through the lens of the twenty-first century. Both recognize how modern society is fascinated by this unique period in American history…

  • Historiography of the 1920s – Noggle and Fronc

    The 1920s were one of the most formative times culturally for not only the United States, but for the entire world. As the decade is so different to its predecessors,…

  • The General Historiography of the 1920s

    The Twenties: A New Historiographical Frontier (1966) by Burl Noggle and Rethinking the 1920s: Historians and Changing Perspectives (2007) by David J. Goldberg complement each other by writing about the…

  • Revisiting the History of the 1920s: An Analysis of Historiographical Articles

    Summaries In 2007, David J. Goldberg, a white professor of history at Cleveland State University,  provided an overview of the evolving way in which historians have analyzed the 1920s in…

  • Historiography of the 1920s

    Introduction As the context in which history is interpreted changes, historical interpretations change as well. For example, the way that historians view minority groups today is very different from how…

  • The Dawes Plan in the Context of the 1920s

                   Chapters four through six of The Modern Temper by Lynn Dumenil covers various cultural concepts such as religion and religious hate, the lost generation, extremist views, racism, and the…

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    Miss America: Religion and the Callback to Older Ideas of Femininity

    In the 1920s, American culture was increasingly becoming more secularized, creating tensions between modernity and traditional religious values. The first “Miss America” pageants embodied these conflicts, as it became both…

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