People of the 1920’s by PAIGE EPERJESI https://padlet.com/22eperjesip/1920s Made by absolute GOATs :) en-us 2019-02-27 17:03:56 UTC 2025-09-24 19:06:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png Intro 22eperjesip https://padlet.com/22eperjesip/1920s/wish/336009991 The 1920's was a very influential time. Culture changed, people changed, America itself was changed. Here you can find several people from this era, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Al Capone, Herbert Hoover, & Babe Ruth]]> 2019-02-27 17:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/22eperjesip/1920s/wish/336009991 F. Scott Fitzgerald 22eperjesip https://padlet.com/22eperjesip/1920s/wish/336078113 Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
(Sept. 26, 1896 - Dec. 21, 1940) 
Parents: Mollie McQullian Fitzgerald & Edward Fitzgerald
Siblings: Louise Scott Fitzgerald
Spouse: Zelda Fitzgerald  
Children: Frances Scott Fitzgerald “Scottie”
Writings: The Great Gatsby, Tender Is The Night,This Side of Paradise, The Last Tycoon, along with many short stories.
Awards: Fitzgerald wasn’t credited for his work during his life, and has no awards, though he’s deemed the ‘greatest American author’. 
Influences: Edith Wharton, John Keats, Sherwood Anderson, Oswald Spengler, Sara Murphy, R.D. Blackmore, Shane Leslie

Fitzgerald was an author. He wrote short stories and novels. Before his death he’d written over 150 short stories. He’s known for writing The Great Gatsby (1925) and This Side of Paradise (1920) among many novels. He was a part of the “Lost Generation” group of writers that moved to France, though he returned to the US. He was a very depressed person and a heavy alcoholic. Fitzgerald was named after the author of “The Star Spangled Banner”, Francis Scott Key. He was a big figure in Princeton, a big difference compared to his earlier years. At 44 years old he’d died of a heart attack, many suspect his heavy drinking led to his death. He died while in the middle of writing his fifth novel, The Last Tycoon.
He was considered a failure until after his death.

F. Scott Literary Fest: Created in 1996 it honors Fitzgerald, and writers of  today. It’s held where he, his wife, and his daughter are buried. Sponsored by City of Rockville & the F. Scott Fitzgerald Conference Inc, a nonprofit org. It is meant to reach out and inspire the writers of this age, with awards, writing workshops, and other learning experiences. 
^The 2019 Fest- Planned to award Amy Tan. There’s workshops for fiction and nonfiction writers, even discussion groups for people who are book lovers but do not write. Contests for students & adults (only in Maryland, Virginia, & DC areas).. Winners and runner-ups get prizes. There’s also guest speakers. The theme for this year is “Mothers, Daughters, & Families”.
]]> 2019-02-27 18:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/22eperjesip/1920s/wish/336078113 Al Capone 22piercea1 https://padlet.com/22eperjesip/1920s/wish/336081507 -He lived from 1899 to 1947.
-He married Mae Capone in 1918. He also had a son named Albert Francis Capone.
-Al Capone was a mobster in Chicago during the 1920’s. He started off distributing alcohol during the time of prohibition but moved to bigger crimes becoming a multi millionaire. He was feared by all of his enemies. However, he protected those close to him, and the mob he was part of often got involved in outside businesses, labor unions, and employee rights. However, in the end, he was a criminal and a murderer.
- One of Al Capone's most famous crimes is the St.Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929. Seven members of an opposing gang were killed.
- Anyone who dared to testify against Al Capone would be found dead before the trial.]]> 2019-02-27 18:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22eperjesip/1920s/wish/336081507 Herbert Hoover 22hutteri https://padlet.com/22eperjesip/1920s/wish/336089120 LifeTime
  • Hoover lived from August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964 and was born in West Branch, Iowa.
LifeTime Goals
  • Served as the U.S. president 
  • Was a Mining engineer
  • Was married to Lou Henry a bankers daughter
  • Had 2 children
  • Went to Stanford University even though he failed many of the requirements
Description and LifeTime achievements
  • U.S. President from 1929-1933
  • He directed the U.S. Food Administration
  • Was born a Quaker
  • Was president going into the Great Depression 
  • Was blamed for most of the bad events in the time
  • Hoover was elected as a Republican
  • After losing the next election to Franklin D. Roosevelt he quickly became a conservative
  • Hoover served as the Secretary of Commerce
  • He helped with the organization, development, and regulation of radio broadcasting
  • Hoover also helped pass the Radio Act of 1927 which allowed the government to intervene and abolish radio stations that were deemed non-useful to the public
  • He encouraged farmers to use planes for crop dusting for he saw it as more effective
  • Hoover hosted national conferences on street traffic collectively known as the National Conference on Street and Highway Safety
  • He recruited numerous academics from various fields and tasked them with publishing reports on different aspects of the economy
  • To eliminate waste he encouraged standardization of products like automobile tires and baby bottle nipples
  • He worked with bankers and the savings and loan industry to promote the new long-term home mortgage which dramatically stimulated home construction
  • He won the agreement of U.S. Steel to adopt an eight-hour workday
  • Hoover established over one hundred tent cities and a fleet of more than six hundred ships and raised $17 million after the Mississippi flood
  • In large part due to his leadership during the flood crisis in 1928 people thought Hoover had begun to overshadow President Coolidge
  •  Hoover received popularity for his role in the crisis, he sadly ordered the suppression of reports of mistreatment of African Americans in refugee camps
  • Some regulators and bankers had warned Coolidge and Hoover that a failure to curb speculation would lead to "one of the greatest financial catastrophes that this country has ever seen," but both presidents were reluctant to become involved with the workings of the Federal Reserve System, which regulated banks
  • Hoover convinced railroads and public utilities to increase spending on construction and maintenance during the great depression    
Wikipedia

Picture of the amount of electoral votes for Hoover to be president
]]> 2019-02-27 18:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/22eperjesip/1920s/wish/336089120 Babe Ruth 22brethl https://padlet.com/22eperjesip/1920s/wish/336090056 Lifetime
  • Babe Ruth was born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • He died on August 16, 1948 in New York, New York. 
  • His birth name is George Herman Ruth
Description
  • George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.
Awards, Honors
  • Babe Ruth won the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Member of Major League Baseball’s All Century Team
  • Voted Athlete of the Century by the Associated Press
  • ESPN Sports Century - #2 Athlete of the 20th Century
  • Named the Greatest baseball player of all time by The Sporting News
  • Named the Greatest baseball player of the 20th Century by Sports Illustrated


Lifetime Achievements


  • First batter to hit 50 home runs in a season (54 in 1920).
  • First batter to hit 60 homers in a season (60 in 1927).
  • First batter to hit 500 homers in a career (August 11, 1929).
  • 2- Time All-Star
  • 7-Time World Series champion
  • 12- Time AL home run champion 
  • 6- Time AL RBI champion 
  • AL batting champion
  • AL ERA champion 

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