The Day Amelia Found the Ring Ma. Theresa A. Fuentes January 22‚ 2013 The Day Amelia Found the Ring “Amelia! Hurry and help me prepare our dinner‚ your Father might be home anytime and will be mad not seeing his dinner ready‚” Aling Delia shouted anxiously at her eldest and only daughter while cooking at their slightly roofed extension kitchen‚ smoke from the firewood hurting her eyes making her tears fall heavily. “Yes ‘Nay! I’m coming‚” Amelia shouted back leaving
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being bought) the 1920’s was called the “golden age twenties”. The 1920’s can also be referred to as the roaring twenties. The most iconic thing that comes to mind about the 1920 is the flapper; the flapper was a young woman who had short hair (usually a bob) who would wear short skirts and dresses and would smoke and drink‚ not all females in the 1920’s became flappers but all women in the 1920’s were given the freedom to vote for the first time and women were also
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has harmful consequences. Amelia Boynton was a Civil Rights activist‚ that was one of the very first and the few women who was registered to vote‚ and it all first began when she started working alongside with her mom at a young age. She worked a lot with Martin Luther King Jr. and was a huge influence on him to do more marches to protest the way they were being treated. Boynton was very passionate with helping other
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Progressive Era Reforms From 1900-1920‚ there was an era of reform by progressives‚ and the federal government brought reforms at the national level. This time was very successful in bringing reform at a national level. There were three major groups of reforms‚ Social reforms‚ Economic reforms‚ and political reforms. Socially‚ Women’s suffrage‚ and meat inspection. Economically‚ Trust Busting‚ Income tax and The Federal Reserve Act. Politically‚ the direct election of Senators with the the
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Amelia Bloomer Intro If someone asked me what my favorite type of apparel worn on the bottom half of my body was‚ I would probably say leggings or jeans. If you looked at most of my leggings‚ you would notice that they have holes in them and are worn out. That’s because I love to wear them. Luckily‚ jeans are stronger. On a regular basis‚ I never would choose to wear a skirt. But things weren’t always this way. Not until the world met Amelia Bloomer. Background Info Amelia Bloomer‚ originally
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Between the 1890s and World War One‚ reform efforts started taking place by the progressives. The progressives were not a single unified group and even had some contradicting goals. They were middle class urban dwellers and some were women. The progressives wanted to end prostitution‚ Americanize immigrants‚ antitrust legislation created‚ women’s suffrage‚ and the start of prohibition. An example of a group of progressive women who wanted to start prohibition is The Women’s Christian Temperance
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History 103 WOMEN IN THE 1920S. A woman of 1920’s would be surprised to know that she would be remembered as a “new woman” even thou of all the significant changes that happened for her. In the 1920’s a women’s role changed in politics‚ in the home‚ and at the workplace. These changes where the results of the 19th amendment being passed‚ many resulted from newly developed technologies‚ but all had to do with changing the outlook toward women in society. During America’s early history
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aviator. Heart pumping‚ mind racing‚ Amelia Earhart sat anxiously in the Kinner Airster. All the things she had learned‚ from checking the fuel to controlling the height of the plane‚ went though her head all at once. She knew how big this day was. It was the first time she would fly solo. It had only been a year after her first flying lesson and she was
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The "Roaring" 1920’s The 1920’s was a "roaring" time. It was the time of the culture‚ sports‚ music‚ and several more. Everything was beginning to be put in its place‚ and peace was comming together. The "roaring 1920’s" was one of the best times to be alive. Music was a huge part of the 1920’s‚ especially jazz. Jazz was the reason that the "flappers" were introduced. Flappers is a term used to describe young girls‚ still somewhat in the awkward movement who not yet entered womanhood. Flappers
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The 1920s - Prosperous Age The economy of America picked up during the postwar until the end of of the 20s‚ where the depression started to kick in. However a result of this economic boom‚ certain groups of people in America benefitted and prospered while others missed out. The advancement of technology during this decade has led to the prosperity of the rich‚ such as businessmen. The vast improvement of equipment gave a huge boost to many manufacturing company as it enabled them to produce better
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