Canada during Canada during the Roaring 20sthe Roaring 20s

POLITICS OF THE 1920sPOLITICS OF THE 1920s

Aurthur Meighen

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Wilfrid Laurier

Robert Borden

1919: Laurier Dies1919: Laurier Dies

New Liberal Leader elected:New Liberal Leader elected:William Lyon Mackenzie KingWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King

1920 Borden Resigns1920 Borden ResignsArthur Meighen New Prime Arthur Meighen New Prime

Minister Minister

NEW NEW TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

1920 - November 2: 1920 - November 2: First ‘licensed’ commercial First ‘licensed’ commercial

Radio broadcastRadio broadcast

Radio Broadcasting

Hot Rides…Hot Rides…

A Country Road…A Country Road…

1927 Ford Model T1927 Ford Model T

1928 Ford Model A Roadster1928 Ford Model A Roadster

Arts and Arts and EntertainmentEntertainment

First Hockey Night in Canada First Hockey Night in Canada Foster Hewitt: March 22, 1923Foster Hewitt: March 22, 1923

The ‘Group of Seven’The ‘Group of Seven’

Emily Carr Emily Carr

Silent FilmsSilent Films

Felix the CatFelix the Cat

1927 – The First ‘Talkie’1927 – The First ‘Talkie’The Jazz SingerThe Jazz Singer is released is released

Mary PickfordMary Pickford

Jazz & DanceJazz & Dance

The The CharlestonCharleston

WOMEN IN THE WOMEN IN THE 1920s1920s

Flappers and FashionFlappers and Fashion

Recall earlier fashion of Recall earlier fashion of 1900s1900s

FlappersFlappers

Flapper GirlsFlapper Girls““The flapper was the heroine of the Jazz The flapper was the heroine of the Jazz

Age. With short hair and a short skirt, Age. With short hair and a short skirt, with turned-down hose and powdered with turned-down hose and powdered knees - the flapper must have seemed to knees - the flapper must have seemed to her mother like a rebel. No longer her mother like a rebel. No longer confined to home and tradition, the confined to home and tradition, the typical flapper was a young women who typical flapper was a young women who was often thought of as a little fast and was often thought of as a little fast and maybe even a little brazen. Mostly, the maybe even a little brazen. Mostly, the flapper offended the older generation flapper offended the older generation because she defied conventions of because she defied conventions of acceptable feminine behavior. The acceptable feminine behavior. The flapper was ‘modern.’” flapper was ‘modern.’”

First female MP Agnes First female MP Agnes Macphail elected December 6, Macphail elected December 6,

19211921

The Persons’ Case 1929The Persons’ Case 1929

The Persons’ CaseThe Persons’ Case

The Persons’ Case was fought by five The Persons’ Case was fought by five Albertan womenAlbertan women

Emily MurphyEmily Murphy Nellie McClung Nellie McClung Irene Parlby Irene Parlby Henrietta Muir Edwards Henrietta Muir Edwards Louise McKinney Louise McKinney

SportsSports

LIONEL CONACHERLIONEL CONACHER

1928 OLYMPICS1928 OLYMPICS

Canada’s Team includes Canada’s Team includes women for the 1women for the 1stst time time

Percy WilliamsPercy Williams

ProhibitionProhibition

Stock Market CrashStock Market Crash October 29, 1929 October 29, 1929