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dishwasher
invented by josephine cochrane
patented at the 1893 World Fair -
radio
invented by Guglielmo Marconi
new form of entertainment
quickly grew in popularity -
Ford Motor Company
founded by Henry Ford
produced cars cheaper than others -
Washing Machine
first electrically powered washing machine
lowered amount of time women had to spend doing laundry -
vacuum cleaner
invented by james spangler
a janitor who patented it
popular with women -
assembly line
used by henry ford's motor company
mass production -
tractor
made farmers' work easier
horses were less needed -
restriction on immigration
limited percent of immigrants allowed into the country
according to the Federal Census it was 3% -
lynching
leo frank hanged by ku klux klan -
Red Scare Mail Bomb
Thomas W. Hardwick, Georgia senator, was sent a disguised bomb in the mail which blew off the hands of the housekeeper when she attempted to open the box. -
palmer raids
started by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer
raids were in response to the red scare -
Harlem Renaissance
critical rebirth for blacks
black literature and music became very well known
brought attention to the Progressives for African American Rights -
Prohibition: the beginning
Prohibition came into effect when the Eighteenth Amendment came in effect. It was strongly supported by women. -
National Negro Baseball League
created by Rube Foster
still couldn't play with whites -
Palmer Raids end
judge George Anderson ends raids -
Women and the 19th Amendment
Many women worked in factories making war materials during the 1920s. They argued that their status had changed and they demanded suffrage, so President Wilson ratified the 19th Amendment. -
Red Scare Wall Street Bombing
The bomb went off at 12:01 P.M. in the financial district's busiest section, killing 38 people and wounding 400. -
Emergency Quota Act
limited number of immigrants -
National Origins Act
put limitations on immigration -
first woman govenor
nellie taylor ross
governor of wyoming
changing role of women -
killing of Madge Oberholtzer
kidnapped by grand dragon of ku klux klan -
Television
invented by a Scottish man named John Baird -
Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti
charged with shooting and killing two men at a shoe factory
had to do with the red scare -
Prohibition: the end
The Cullen-Harrison Act came into effect on this date after Franklin Roosevelt signed a repeal allowing the manufacture of light wines and "3,2 beer".
