https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5feb9kmww9pe By: Maegen Roberts en-us 2019-03-08 17:35:56 UTC 2025-09-24 10:14:36 UTC hello@padlet.com 381216 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5feb9kmww9pe/wish/339404778 Flappers were the women of the 1920's who went against the stereotypes. They usually cut their hair short, smoked, drank and wore dresses that stopped above the knee, which at the time was very risky. They also wore skirts above the knee and heavy makeup. These women also started to do something called "casual dating" and they talked to and went out with multiple guys. Symbolized the new "liberated" women. The whole ordeal showed society that women now had more freedom and weren't afraid to show it off.]]> 2019-03-08 17:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5feb9kmww9pe/wish/339404778 381216 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5feb9kmww9pe/wish/339404856 The Cotton Club was one of the most famous spots in Harlem. It was a night club where they played popular jazz music and served alcohol. Well known entertainers, such as Duke Ellington, performed here. ]]> 2019-03-08 17:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5feb9kmww9pe/wish/339404856 381216 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5feb9kmww9pe/wish/339404969 The lost generation mostly consisted of writers and poets. Some of these writers included Scott F. Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemmingway and more. The people in this generation had lost illusions of honor and glory after the first World War. ]]> 2019-03-08 17:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5feb9kmww9pe/wish/339404969 381216 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5feb9kmww9pe/wish/339405095 The Harlem Renaissance was an African-American artistic movement in the 1920's. Painters, poets and musicians alike all came together to express experiences and feelings. The movement was located in Harlem, New York. Some of the main leaders of this movement included Duke Ellington and Zora Neale Hurston. Jazz music became very popular during this time period. ]]> 2019-03-08 17:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5feb9kmww9pe/wish/339405095 381216 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5feb9kmww9pe/wish/339405236 This was a court trial that took place in Dayton, Tennessee in 1925. The trial was held in order to try John T. Scopes for the teaching of evolution at a local high school. The people in small towns were very religious and were completely against the thought. The trial was high publicized. Scopes was defended by Clarence Darrow and prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan. Eventually, Scopes was fined in the end.]]> 2019-03-08 17:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/5feb9kmww9pe/wish/339405236