The 1920s was a great time for America. Everything was on the rise. This is the time when America was taken into the modern age. This was also the age for dramatic social and political change. Everything was going great for the American people. For the first time, more Americans lived in cities than farms. Amongst other things, women’s suffrage and innovation was also on the rise.
Women’s suffrage was something that did not come fast nor easily. Back in that time, women did not have many rights. The woman was supposed to support her husband and do what was asked of her. However, in 1920 that special day finally came. On August 18th, 1920 the nineteenth amendment was passed guaranteeing every woman the right to vote. Along with the …show more content…
The assembly line is what Henry Ford used in his car making factories. The parts for the car would come down the line and workers would take them and put them on the vehicle where they were needed. Most of the other inventions had to do with making life easier in the home. Inventions like the electric iron, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, and the dishwasher all made home chores so much easier. There was no more doing things by hand and taking all day. All the inventions I named are still here today, just better. Last but not least, the invention of the airplane was one of the most crucial and important inventions during this time. The airplane was first heard of in 1905 by the Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, who completed the first four sustained flights with a powered controlled airplane. After those two brother, the innovation of the airplane took off. People of all kinds were making changes to the airplane making it what it is …show more content…
Amelia and her friend were watching a stunt pilot when his plane dove straight toward them. Of course this may have seemed a little frightening, however, it was as if the little red plane spoke to Amelia has it swooped by. After the air show, Amelia decided that flying was her passion. At the time, the Canada branch of the Royal Flying Corps was located at Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto. The entire campus was flooded with air cadets, along with a few airplanes used for teaching. Also, there were plenty of airfields in and around Toronto. this gave Amelia plenty of opportunities to pursue and explore her new found passion, flying. Even though she had just found her new passion, she came back to the states to recover from her illness and enrolled in the pre-med program at Columbia University. Obviously, pre-med has absolutely nothing to do with flying. Since the year was 1919, the social change of the woman had not started its’ full swing. She most likely did pre-med because a female aviator, another word for flyer, was unheard of. One year later though, Amelia let Columbia University and experienced her first flight with Frank
Women’s suffrage was something that did not come fast nor easily. Back in that time, women did not have many rights. The woman was supposed to support her husband and do what was asked of her. However, in 1920 that special day finally came. On August 18th, 1920 the nineteenth amendment was passed guaranteeing every woman the right to vote. Along with the …show more content…
The assembly line is what Henry Ford used in his car making factories. The parts for the car would come down the line and workers would take them and put them on the vehicle where they were needed. Most of the other inventions had to do with making life easier in the home. Inventions like the electric iron, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, and the dishwasher all made home chores so much easier. There was no more doing things by hand and taking all day. All the inventions I named are still here today, just better. Last but not least, the invention of the airplane was one of the most crucial and important inventions during this time. The airplane was first heard of in 1905 by the Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, who completed the first four sustained flights with a powered controlled airplane. After those two brother, the innovation of the airplane took off. People of all kinds were making changes to the airplane making it what it is …show more content…
Amelia and her friend were watching a stunt pilot when his plane dove straight toward them. Of course this may have seemed a little frightening, however, it was as if the little red plane spoke to Amelia has it swooped by. After the air show, Amelia decided that flying was her passion. At the time, the Canada branch of the Royal Flying Corps was located at Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto. The entire campus was flooded with air cadets, along with a few airplanes used for teaching. Also, there were plenty of airfields in and around Toronto. this gave Amelia plenty of opportunities to pursue and explore her new found passion, flying. Even though she had just found her new passion, she came back to the states to recover from her illness and enrolled in the pre-med program at Columbia University. Obviously, pre-med has absolutely nothing to do with flying. Since the year was 1919, the social change of the woman had not started its’ full swing. She most likely did pre-med because a female aviator, another word for flyer, was unheard of. One year later though, Amelia let Columbia University and experienced her first flight with Frank