The Roaring Twenties

The ‘Roaring Twenties’ era was memorable for huge growth in areas from artistic expression and popular entertainment to industry and even crime.

Prohibition outlawed alcohol for 13 years, splitting the nation morally and politically while empowering organized crime.

The Roaring Twenties represented a significant shift in American cultural values, morals and social roles.

The National Woman’s Party worked for women’s rights in the 1920s, while Margaret Sanger became a prominent advocate for birth control.

The Lost Generation was a group of writers and artists, including many expatriates, who helped define a larger, modernist movement after World War I.