Society was speeding up, women were given the right to vote via the 19th Amendment to the constitution on August 26th of 1920 which may have been the direct cause to the drastic change in women's attire, accessories, and hairstyles; women felt free. ... To frame the face of course were the new hairstyles of the twenties; the Bob, the Elton Crop, and the Finger Wave. For women not brave enough to cut their previous decade, long hairstyles, the Cloche and Paris hats were wider, allowing long hair to be tucked up into to give the allusion of the shorter, desired hairstyle while still being f...

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The country was caught up in new music, new dances, new games, blossoming literature, different fashions, new heroes and heroines, and booming business that left everyone with a good feeling. ... Although they were shocking in their behavior and style, they set new trends for women's hairstyles, makeup, and clothes. ... A new type of music, Jazz, was created by Black musicians in New Orleans from ragtime and blues. ... The Roaring Twenties was a time for many new heroes and heroines across the U.S. ... The ultimate player of the 1920's was Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This was a period of new developments and morals; society tore the old traditions into new ones. ... This line is describing the hairstyle of the time which was kept short and masculine than having long hair past the shoulder. ... This implication is not true however, Gatsby actually has a drugstore in Chicago and New York which is where all his profits come from. ...

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• Grade Level: High School