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22 b -- The New Culture (Women (Changing Ideas of Motherhood (Women began…

- - - - greatly expanded the horizons of people who barely traveled before hand
      - Farmers could escape the isolation of farm life, and city people could escape the congestion of urban life
      - Weekend trips through the countryside became popular for the wealthy
      - The suburbs began to grow as city workers who did not want to pay for city life could travel to their jobs daily
      - Working people could now afford to go on vacations. Employers started offering paid vacations with the hopes that a change in scenery would help workers return with more vigor.
      - The automobile helped create a distinctive youth culture as young people could create social lives independent of those of their parents
  - - - In his book The Man Nobody Knows Bruce Barton described Jesus as a man who knew how to appeal to his public's demands to create a following and that others should learn to do the same.
- - - - Though sensitive material was filtered on the radio, it was much less controlled that the movie industry. Local radios were much more diverse than the former.
  - - - Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, and Roll Morton were among the musicians.
      - Writers such as Langston Hughes captured the African-American pride of the era. Alain Locke was another writer that did similarly
      - These artists gained world wide recognition
- - - - Margret Sanger began promoting the diaphragm as a form of birth control. She believed that overly large families were a severe contributor to national poverty
      - Birth control became popular among the middle-class, though it was sometimes illegal in some states
  - - - In 1929, Congress terminated the program because some feminists thought it would define women as mothers, would discourage the use of birth control. Men also believed that it would introduce non-professionals into the medical field
- - - - High school and collage attendance grew dramatically in the 20s
      - Attendance at specialized training schools also grew, reflecting the modern economy.
      - The idea of adolescance as a way of finding ones passions and skills grew out of the increase in education. There was a theory that teens needed to be trained for the adult world
      - As a result, schools began extracurricular programs to expand the curiosity and capabilities of their students
  - - - Gertrude Stein attributed the term "The Lost Generation" to the WWI generation.
      - Artists and other creators such as Ernest Hemingway in his book A Farewell to Arms challenged the consumer culture by depicting a soldier who deserts the war with his girlfriend who is a nurse as heroes.