From Ballots to Breadlines: American Women 1920-1940 (Young Oxford History of Women in the United States)
Description
The years between the two World Wars were decades of contrasts. The Roaring Twenties are remembered as years of prosperity and frivolity that were ended abruptly by the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Republican-dominated, pro-business politics of the 1920s gave way to the Democratic activism of the New Deal. But for women there was continuity to these years, as their ability to effect change in political, cultural, and economic arenas of life began to gain strength. Radio, movies, and mass advertising took the country by storm, and for the first time women were recognized as prime consu...
ISBN(s)
0195080637, 9780195080636
