Sabrina Miron, Trisha Sellers, and Chad Wines
Thesis
 There were many hero’s and fads of the 1920s that were
very significant to the decade.
Dancing
 Charleston, Fox-trot, and the Shimmy
 Dance marathons
 Competed for thousands of dollars
 To stay awake, they smelled salts and used ice packs
 Some soaked their feet in vinegar and brine for three
weeks so they couldn’t feel their feet
Dancing Continued…
 Dancing!
Mahjong
 Chinese game
 Outselling radios
 Chicago meat packers set bones to China for carving
 Prices ranged from $4-$500
 Mahjong parties
Crossword
Puzzle
 Simon and Schuster
 American Publishers
 “This odd-looking book with a pencil attached to it"
 Dictionaries were sold by the thousands
 Railways provided them
Flappers
The Bob
 A blunt haircut
 Level with the bottom of the ear

Bangs or none
 Irene Castle
 Created a lot of controversy
 Introduced during the Great War
Hero’s
 Musician
 Sports players
 Writers
Louis Armstrong
 Musician
 Jazz
 West End Blues
 Very distinctive voice and trumpet playing
 “Perhaps the most important American musician of
the 20th century.
Babe Ruth
 Baseball player for Boston Red Sox and
 Pitcher, hitter, and outfielder
 “Salton of Swat”
 Record of 89-46
 Batting average of .393
 MVP
 10 world series
 Led Yankees to their first world series win
F. Scott Fitzgerald
 Writer
 Report his time
 Finished five novels
 Masterpiece
 The Great Gatsby
 “Lost Generation” of the Jazz Age
Sources
 "1920s: Fashion: Flappers | 100 Years of Pop Culture
Summary." BookRags.com: Book Summaries, Study
Guides. Web. 28 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.bookrags.com/research/1920s-fashionbbbb-02/flappers-bbbb-02.html>.
 "Louis Armstrong." The Red Hot Jazz Archive. Web. 28
Jan. 2010. <http://www.redhotjazz.com/louie.html>.
 "Babe Ruth." United States History. Web. 28 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1698.html>.