The 1920s were prosperous times, full of innovation and liveliness. New forms of art and music were popping up left and right and new technology had been created, including the Model T by Ford Industries, the radio, and a new practical type of telephone. Women were finally starting to get the treatment they deserved and insulin was being made and saving lives. During a time of marvelous change of adaptation, it is not out of the question to ask: what were the best parts of the 1920s? The answer to this question is (in order of importance) the production of insulin with the help of Frederick Banting and Charles Best, the introduction of movies and radio stations utilizing the power of radio waves, and the “new type of woman” that started to
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The production of insulin was all thanks to Charles Best, Frederick Banting, and the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly which made insulin accessible to the public. This was what made the twenties roar the most due to the fact that it saved and elongated countless lives and slowly started to ease diabetes of the citizens of Canada. The quote “Among the iconic examples of such work is the discovery of insulin in the 1920s, a time when diabetes was likely fatal.”1 from gale resources shows that the production of insulin in the 1920s came to a big step forward to treating diabetes, and without this incredibly important innovation, many more people would have to suffer from diabetes before the human race could come up with a solution. This impacted the future of not only Canada but the rest of the population that is living with diabetes,“Canadian school children are taught this story as a way of illustrating how the country's scientific talent has contributed to health care.”2 .Those are the reasons why the advancement of medicine was the most important aspect of the 1920s, as well as the one that made the biggest mark on the era for the entire …show more content…
A flapper was a new type of woman that did not act like all the other women. This new woman liked to smoke, drink, and go to parties. The word flapper was used to describe young women who have not yet matured enough to be recognized as women, similar to this day’s teenagers. That being said, these flappers formed women into what they are today “They created what many consider the "new" or "modern" woman.”. All in all, without the introduction of the “new woman”, women today would be completely different, and some may even be too hesitant to do normal things that are acceptable in society today such as voting and participating in sports. This new type of women led to female independence and the right to vote in many cities, “Women—who had entered the workforce during the war and participated in the conflict as nurses, journalists, and entertainers—were becoming more independent...and many gained notoriety as flappers by cutting their hair into short bobs, shortening their dresses, drinking and smoking, and behaving promiscuously.”4. But even though the introduction of flappers changed women forever, this did not save lives or put us into the future like the radio and medicine did, which is why it deserves the number 3
The production of insulin was all thanks to Charles Best, Frederick Banting, and the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly which made insulin accessible to the public. This was what made the twenties roar the most due to the fact that it saved and elongated countless lives and slowly started to ease diabetes of the citizens of Canada. The quote “Among the iconic examples of such work is the discovery of insulin in the 1920s, a time when diabetes was likely fatal.”1 from gale resources shows that the production of insulin in the 1920s came to a big step forward to treating diabetes, and without this incredibly important innovation, many more people would have to suffer from diabetes before the human race could come up with a solution. This impacted the future of not only Canada but the rest of the population that is living with diabetes,“Canadian school children are taught this story as a way of illustrating how the country's scientific talent has contributed to health care.”2 .Those are the reasons why the advancement of medicine was the most important aspect of the 1920s, as well as the one that made the biggest mark on the era for the entire …show more content…
A flapper was a new type of woman that did not act like all the other women. This new woman liked to smoke, drink, and go to parties. The word flapper was used to describe young women who have not yet matured enough to be recognized as women, similar to this day’s teenagers. That being said, these flappers formed women into what they are today “They created what many consider the "new" or "modern" woman.”. All in all, without the introduction of the “new woman”, women today would be completely different, and some may even be too hesitant to do normal things that are acceptable in society today such as voting and participating in sports. This new type of women led to female independence and the right to vote in many cities, “Women—who had entered the workforce during the war and participated in the conflict as nurses, journalists, and entertainers—were becoming more independent...and many gained notoriety as flappers by cutting their hair into short bobs, shortening their dresses, drinking and smoking, and behaving promiscuously.”4. But even though the introduction of flappers changed women forever, this did not save lives or put us into the future like the radio and medicine did, which is why it deserves the number 3